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On August 14, I had the great fortune to step in as the “pinch hitter” for the Loveland Public Library’s poetry series, and I shared poems from my newest collection, Hush, plus a handful of new poems, too. Watch the whole performance here.

I did such a happy dance when I found out that ONE ART had accepted three of my poems! It’s a journal I love to read–I regularly fall in love with new poems and new poets there. My three poems are are on connecting with others, inner transformation and being …

A fun and quick interview: In which I talk about some of the best advice I have received, how I stay sane these days, why I write a poem a day, my favorite words and more … so much fun to look at ALL the interviews Drew has done!

On August 10, 2020, Stubborn Praise co-hosts Rosemerry and James Crews featured Alison Luterman, celebrating her newest collection of poems, In the Time of Great Fires, which won the Catamaran Poetry Prize. This free event was hosted by SHYFT at Mile High, whose mission is to provide all people, regardless of ability to …

In this 40-minute poetry thoughtshop offered via Zoom on July 21 (a program initially beset with wifi issues that have been edited out), Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer shares poems about resilience, reinvention and leaning into the unknown that help us re-see the world, reframe our thoughts, and open to life as …

So much is new in this this time of COVID-19. And one thing I’ve had to learn how to do–cut hair. In this poem published in Journal of the Plague Year, I explore how it’s one small example of a bigger invitation toward resilience.

Remember when we used to get together in person? Well, thanks to Telluride Arts and their fabulous open air space, the Transfer Warehouse in Telluride, I have two readings IN PERSON. This article talks a little about Hush and the times we’re in now.

When Ted Kooser was the US Poet Laureate, about ten years ago, he created a newspaper column, American Life in Poetry, and this week, one of my poems–about a Fourth of July Parade–was featured today! It’s extra special because this year there will be no parade here in Telluride. But …

View these 56 art and poetry boxes–collaborations made by some of the best poets and artists in America right now. I’m thrilled to have written poems for two boxes, for Marianne Kolb and for David French. The proceeds from these boxes go to artist relief funds. For more information and …

  Invite yourself to an evening of poetry, recorded on May 29, 2020, that wholly meets the moment, its losses and fears, and helps us also to see small kindnesses, stubborn blessings, and renegade beauty. After the readings is a conversation harvested from questions and comments about how to make …