Hannah Rosenberg — A Day In Her Life

This week, we're sitting down with Hannah Rosenberg, a poet and writer whose first book, "Same," came out this past October. Hannah shares what it's like to write about your own life as it's happening, four months postpartum with a newborn and a three-year-old, catching poems in parked cars and the gaps between camp drop-off and coffee with friends.

In this week’s conversation, Hannah opens up about spending years believing poetry could only be a hobby, the pandemic goal that changed everything (a new poem every week for a year), and the wild week—one month before she planned to quit her job—when two editors from different publishing houses reached out within days of each other. We talk about her winding path from medical anthropology to full-time writing, why movement is her number one reset, and why walks with her family are her favorite part of the day.

What We Cover:

Why she describes her days as chaotic, fun, and optimistic, and the four-thing morning goal (stretch, coffee, water, contacts) that makes or breaks the day.
Her unexpected path from rejected MFA poetry applications to a master's in medical anthropology in London and five years at Boston Children's Hospital.
The August 2020 goal to share a new poem every week for a year with no plan beyond that—and how it became both a lifeline and a whole community.
The almost-too-good-to-be-true week two editors from major publishing houses reached out, a month before she was set to quit, and how "Same" ended up published on two continents at once.
Working when your creative work is your life: catching ideas in parked cars, stealing two hours on a Saturday, and why bigger projects feel foggy postpartum.
Why movement is her number one reset and the Fit4Mom class that checks the social, fitness, and baby-in-the-stroller boxes all in one hour.
Treating adult friendship "like dating" (just exchange the numbers!) and why the phone is her best friend right now.
What she's letting go of right now (the house, date nights) and why the "roommate phase" of marriage four months postpartum is completely okay.

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