Born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut, Surowiecki received his B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Connecticut. He works as a freelance writer in the Hartford area. His work has appeared in journals including Briar Cliff Review, RHINO, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, and Nimrod Review. His poems have won prizes in contests sponsored by the Georgia State University Review, Common Ground Review, Portland Pen, Kimera, the Mississippi Review, and Two Rivers Review. His chapbook, "Caliban Poems", was published by West Town Press in 2001.