hey, everyone

I am happy you somehow made it to this page, considering the absurd multitude of forces currently trying to vampire your attention. This is where I house all my creative output, so click on anything along the top of my page to find my books, poems, videos, Lucid Institute, interviews, etc. If you want copies of my out-of-print books - Bring Me My Absolute Surrender, It’s Ok to be Revised, & Maybe We’re Here to Talk to Each Other, email me at matthewsherling@gmail.com, & I’lll send you a PDF. Find my three most recent books here: From Infinity to Personhood, Experiments in Obsession, & Light & Shadow.

history

In 2004, I felt like I woke up in a lucid dream. In 2007, I went deep into the wilderness for the first time & later that year realized I wanted to write poetry. In 2010, I moved to San Francisco to pursue poetry & met a bunch of writers that were funny, bold, & willing to disrupt expectations; they made me want to write better. Since then, I’ve moved back to Georgia, then back to California, then to Medellin, Colombia, where I live now - crafting linguistic architecture, hosting the Lucid Institute Salon, The Infinite Weird Podcast, cuddling my girlfriend & dog, & practice pragmatic freedoms.