“It Won’t Make the News” by Rosemerry TrommerPosted by Rattle
Ekphrastic Challenge, January 2016: Artist’s Choice
Painting: “Chronicle” by Ruth Bavetta. “It Won’t Make the News” was written by Rosemerry Trommer for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, January 2016, and selected by Bavetta as the Artist’s Choice winner.
Comment from the artist, Ruth Bavetta: “I liked that the poet didn’t go for the obvious interpretation. And the last line really got to me—a little togetherness means a lot.” (website)
For more information on Rosemerry Trommer, visit her website.
Rosemerry Trommer: “When my friend Phyllis Klein told me about this obituary, I immediately thought of my own failures. Though my first thought was, ‘Hey, I hope they don’t talk about me like that,’ it wasn’t long before I thought, ‘Hey, maybe they’re on to something here.'” (website)