{"product_id":"what-if-instead-of-grief-poem-by-rosemerry-trommer-on-handmade-paper","title":"What if, instead of grief poem by Rosemerry Trommer on handmade paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if, instead of grief poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer in typewriter font on handmade paper with yellow sunflowers watercolor image by artist Trisha Shaw. This special poem would be a thoughtful gift for anyone who you share your grief with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if, instead of grief,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewe call it pollination,\u003cbr\u003ea process through which we realize\u003cbr\u003ethe gold of our hearts must spill out\u003cbr\u003eand if we are to survive as a species,\u003cbr\u003eit requires we somehow exchange\u003cbr\u003ethis gold with each other—all our hearts\u003cbr\u003esplayed open, all our hearts needing\u003cbr\u003ewhat the other hearts have.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s messy. Vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003eAnd this is how we go on.\u003cbr\u003eYour grief. My grief.\u003cbr\u003eThe quiet buzz of conversation.\u003cbr\u003eThis splitting open. This spilling.\u003cbr\u003eThis sharing with each other.\u003cbr\u003eThis deepening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe words are printed in a typewriter font on handmade cotton rag paper. The color of the paper is a natural, unbleached white but may occasionally have tiny speckles of random color from other fibers mixed in. Size varies slightly because of the imperfect nature of handmade paper, but will be roughly 5\" x 7\", 8\" x 10\", or 11\" x 14\" based on your selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher, speaker, writing facilitator, and poet laureate of Evermore. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, American Life in Poetry, Washington Post’s Book Club, and Carnegie Hall stage. This poem is from her most recent book of poems, The Wonderment (2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for the physical print only, frame not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonrosevintage.com\/collections\/frames\" title=\"Frame options\"\u003eFrame options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePROCESSING AND SHIPPING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrders usually ship within 1-3 business days. Prints ship in a flat mailer via USPS based on the shipping option selected. Thank you for shopping at Alison Rose Vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alison Rose Vintage","offers":[{"title":"5x7","offer_id":46812464447684,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x10","offer_id":46812464480452,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14","offer_id":46812464513220,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/9797\/4980\/files\/rosemerry_grief_poem.jpg?v=1790183984","url":"https:\/\/www.alisonrosevintage.com\/products\/what-if-instead-of-grief-poem-by-rosemerry-trommer-on-handmade-paper","provider":"Alison Rose Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}