Wise Effort The Medicine of Surrender, Poetry, and Metaphor With Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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Jun 16, 2025 Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, a poet known for her works on grief and connection, joins to discuss the therapeutic power of poetry. She shares her daily writing practices and how writing can be a path to emotional healing. The conversation explores themes of acceptance, love, and vulnerability, particularly through poignant reflections on her personal loss. Metaphors and nature play vital roles in her poetry, guiding listeners toward deeper emotional clarity and connection. This heartfelt dialogue reveals how creativity can transform pain into healing.
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The Medicine of Surrender Poem
- Rosemerry wrote the poem "The Medicine of Surrender" inspired by grief and a writing invitation from Mirabai Starr.
- The poem captures the paradox of surrender as both obliteration and freedom, drawing from her own painful experience.
Poetry as Attention Practice
- Writing poetry daily is a practice of paying attention to the inner and outer world and linking them.
- This curious presence allows us to meet pain, making it bearable and opening space for beauty besides the pain.
Start Poetry With Object Lists
- To write a poem, choose an object and list its properties, uses and ask what it can teach you.
- Pair the object with an abstract word and open your imagination; there's no wrong way to do this.
