workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Regenerating Joy

Poetry as a Practice for Difficult Times

With Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews

Dates

Jun 14–19, 2026

Tuition

Member: $470.00

Standard: $525.00

Uncover grounding ways to meet both sorrow and joy through writing as a practice for staying open with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews.

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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews invite you to join them and explore how to show up in difficult times, using writing as a practice to help regenerate joy.

How do we stay awake to the braided nature of our emotional body and our creative self? How do we invite the weave of grief and joy, despair and daily delight onto the page as a practice for staying awake and open in challenging, even harrowing times?

Known for fostering a generous, safe space for participants, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews offer generative poems and prompts, and provide the kind of gentle support that allows us to enter the life of expression with greater bravery and joy. This retreat includes discussion and optional sharing, and is appropriate for writers of all skill levels. In this retreat, you:

Discover the power of creative writing as a transformative grounding practice
Develop tools for self-compassion and regenerating joy
Share your writing and creative process in a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment
Uncover ways to meet both sorrow and joy in daily life

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Jun 14–19, 2026

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Each Omega participant must book accommodations separately. Your choice of housing includes your room, all meals and use of facilities and amenities — such as optional classes, recreation, walking trails, parking, and all other guest services.

$1,850.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room A

One queen-size bed. Stay comfortably with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,475.00

(5 nights)

Double Cabin Room A

Two full-sized beds. For double occupancy, available only when you register with a companion. Stay comfortable with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,550.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room B

One queen-size bed. Bath shared with the adjoining room. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$1,155.00

(5 nights)

Dorm Single

One twin bed. Hall bath shared by 5 to 10 guests. Dorms are generally single gender, but may be coed. Pillow and blanket provided. Bring your own sheets and towels. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$875.00

(5 nights)

Single Tent Cabin

Twin bed. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets, sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$700.00

(5 nights)

Double Tent Cabin

Two twin beds. For double occupancy, register with a companion. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets or sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$575.00

(5 nights)

Camping

One pre-assigned campsite. Bathhouse nearby. Bring your own tent and all appropriate camping gear. Stoves, campfires, and recreational vehicles are not allowed on campus. Limited availability.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher, writing facilitator, and cohost of the Emerging Form...
James Crews

James Crews is an author and editor of several best-selling poetry anthologies.

Regenerating Joy

Poetry as a Practice for Difficult Times

Regenerating Joy

Member Tuition

Standard Tuition

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

James Crews

Single Cabin Room A

Double Cabin Room A

Single Cabin Room B

Dorm Single

Single Tent Cabin

Double Tent Cabin

Camping

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

James Crews