Pause for Peace: Listening for the Singing

About this episode

Laura Davis shares a poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, exploring themes of peace and connection in difficult times.

Episode Title: Pause for Peace: Listening for the Singing — featuring a poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Episode Description: In this Midweek Pause for Peace , Laura Davis shares a poem from one of her favorite daily voices — Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, whose poems arrive in Laura's inbox each morning like a warm and welcoming gift. "Listening for the Singing" holds the full weight of these times without flinching, and finds inside that weight something unexpected: the sound of others, singing in the dark, calling out so no one has to feel alone. Paired with peaceful imagery, this episode is a reminder that peace and difficulty have always coexisted — and that the singing is how we find each other. What Laura Covers in This Episode: Why Laura subscribes to Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's daily poems and why she recommends listeners do the same How Trommer holds injustice and peace in the same breath — without pretending either one away The surprising image at the heart of this poem and what it reveals about why we create, sing, and reach toward one another in difficult times An introduction to Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, former Poet Laureate of Colorado's Western Slope and dedicated…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Davis

Guest: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Topics covered

• poetry
• peace
• injustice
• creativity
• connection

Keywords

• poem
• peace
• injustice
• creativity
• Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

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