I hosted hundreds of people in Belfast in 2010. It was pretty rad.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the republic of poetry,
a train full of poets
rolls south in the rain
as plum trees rock
and horses kick the air,
and village bands
parade down the aisle
with trumpets, with bowler hats,
followed by the president
of the republic,
shaking every hand.

In the republic of poetry,
monks print verses about the night
on boxes of monastery chocolate,
kitchens in restaurants
use odes for recipes
from eel to artichoke,
and poets eat for free.

In the republic of poetry,
poets read to the baboons
at the zoo, and all the primates,
poets and baboons alike, scream for joy.

In the republic of poetry,
poets rent a helicopter
to bombard the national palace
with poems on bookmarks,
and everyone in the courtyard
rushes to grab a poem
fluttering from the sky,
blinded by weeping.

In the republic of poetry,
the guard at the airport
will not allow you to leave the country
until you declaim a poem for her
and she says Ah! Beautiful.

"The Republic of Poetry," For Chile
-- Martín Espada

Interests

staying warm
good conversation
keeping in touch

• knitting

Music, Movies, and Books

latest reads:
Anais Nin, Delta of Venus
Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Susan Sontag, The Complete Rolling Stone Interview

latest films:
Get Out
Ran
The Salesman
Howard's End

latest tracks:
José Gonzales, Heartbeats
The Decemberists, Why Would I Now?
Josh Ritter, Henrietta, Indiana
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Alabama Pines

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once upon a time, there was a college Student with turquoise Hair. She sat atop a Bench, transfixed by the Albino Squirrel.

Teach, Learn, Share

do you want to learn to knit?

What I Can Share with Hosts

good vibes

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Croatia, Germany, India, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States

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