Brooke McNamara

Brooke McNamara, MFA, is a poet, performer, teacher, and ordained Zen monk who has published two books of poems: Bury the Seed (2020) and Feed Your Vow (2015). For her poetry, she is the recipient of the Charles B. Palmer prize from the Academy of American Poets. Brooke has taught at Naropa University in Yoga Studies and at the University of Colorado, Boulder in Dance, and she is co-director with Lauren Beale of Eunice Embodiment, an organization that offers cutting edge performances, embodiment education, and creative practice workshops and retreats. Brooke is creator and instructor of the online courses Write to the Heart of Motherhood, Summoning the Unseen, Cultivate: Creative Practice (with Lauren Beale), and Women’s Ritual of Renewal (with Lisa Gibson). She is a long-time Zen student of Diane Musho Hamilton, Roshi, and empowered as a dharma holder. Brooke lives with her husband, Rob, and their two wild, adorable sons, Lundin and Orion.