January Gill O'Neil

January Gill O’Neil joins me to talk about community as a sustaining force, the ways place and history might shape a body of work, and how poetry can acknowledge pain to make room for joy.

January is the author of four poetry collections, including Glitter Road. A Cave Canem Fellow, she has also served as executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, chair of AWP, and teaches at Salem State University.

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The Writer’s Bio(luminescent) Podcast offers deep-dive conversations with illuminating writers. Each episode opens with a brief, writerly portrait and moves into a discussion about craft, creativity, and the life behind the work. Every conversation includes a reading and the space to explore what really matters, both on and off the page, with insights that might offer a quiet glow.