CURRENT MISSION

helping people tap into the power of their imaginations

ABOUT ME

Writer, performance poet, and teaching artist who leads creative writing workshops with teens and adults. These days I'm making fairly frequent trips down the west coast to put on performances and writing retreats. The full scoop if you're curious at: www.matthewbrouwerpoet.com

PHILOSOPHY

The purpose of life is to get into the right kind of trouble. - Michael Meade

There's only one rule that I know of: Babies, goddamnit, you've got to be kind. -Vonnegut

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Looking to surf...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Coursurfing has been lovely. Always enjoy meeting new people while I'm on the road. A great way to get the inside scoop on an area while making some new friends along the way.

Interests

poetry, writing, ecstatic dance, contact improv, art modeling, yoga, perambulating in the woods, photography, the world, life...

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• performing arts
• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• modeling

Music, Movies, and Books

Eclectic...as long as it has blood and a little bit of the blues in it...

I like to soak in whatever artistic abundance is around me at any given time

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen hippopotamuses in the wild before. They're pretty...

Teach, Learn, Share

same as above