Co-founder, Mass Poetry
After 25 years as an activist and organizer, Michael has founded and led three successful businesses. He serves on the boards of Mass Poetry, Echo Ditto, and Tupelo Press. He has 3 children and 4 grandchildren and lives with his wife Barney Arnold in Carlisle, MA.
Executive Director, Massachusetts Poetry Festival
January Gill O’Neil is the author of Misery Islands (2014) and Underlife (2009), both published by CavanKerry Press. She is the executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, an assistant professor of English at Salem State University, and a board of trustees member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP).
Program Director, Mass Poetry
Sara Siegel is a lifelong writer and crafter based in Somerville. She joined Mass Poetry after nearly three years as the Development and Alumni Relations Associate with School Year Abroad. Sara's short stories have been published in Wild Violet, Vantage Point, Toasted Cheese Literary Journal and Cleaver Magazine. Her sketch comedy group, Mister Bismuth, regularly performs at ImprovBoston in Cambridge.
