The Writer's Bio(luminescent) Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/poetry-podcast 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. © 2026 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN ed0342d6-802c-54ea-8e71-a8886e5fd20c yes en Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:13 -0400 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:02:22 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/mgtsiYZs6uyaxFzgDzFKpNuwQaeZ1Myla0pwQfw3M4A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xODJi/YzgxY2Y2ZTgzNDNh/NTRmYWNiNDM0Yzdi/MjYxZC5qcGc.jpg The Writer's Bio(luminescent) Podcast episodic Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 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. The Writer’s Bio(luminescent) Podcast offers deep-dive conversations with illuminating writers. books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN No No Aimee Nezhukumatathil 9 9 Aimee Nezhukumatathil full 091deb0f-6a88-467a-9d01-2ddd73891429 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a097664 Aimee Nezhukumatathil joins me to talk about writing that is guided by love, staying true to ourselves on the page, and creating work we’d want to be remembered by. We discuss the role of the senses, the joy of concrete poetry, and how to write in a way that gently taps readers on the shoulder.

Aimee is the author of seven books books of poetry and essays, including her latest book of poems Night Owl and the bestselling illustrated essay collection World of Wonders.

]]> Aimee Nezhukumatathil joins me to talk about writing that is guided by love, staying true to ourselves on the page, and creating work we’d want to be remembered by. We discuss the role of the senses, the joy of concrete poetry, and how to write in a way that gently taps readers on the shoulder.

Aimee is the author of seven books books of poetry and essays, including her latest book of poems Night Owl and the bestselling illustrated essay collection World of Wonders.

]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 3077 Aimee Nezhukumatathil joins me to talk about writing that is guided by love, staying true to ourselves on the page, and creating work we’d want to be remembered by. We discuss the role of the senses, the joy of concrete poetry, and how to write in a way that gently taps readers on the shoulder.

Aimee is the author of seven books books of poetry and essays, including her latest book of poems Night Owl and the bestselling illustrated essay collection World of Wonders.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No January Gill O'Neil 8 8 January Gill O'Neil full 7e240923-3edd-40ab-aea7-92cc2cd0b40e https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b283f39 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.

]]> 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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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.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Megan Marshall 7 7 Megan Marshall full d42eeeac-8aa1-4e08-969e-d644f851da70 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7bd992b Megan Marshall joins me to talk about writing from fragments—letters, objects, and the traces people leave behind—and how those pieces become a life in narrative form. We discuss the intimacy and responsibility of writing about others, and how that work turns us back toward our own lives.

Megan is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and the author of five books, including Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast, and  After Lives, out now--a collection of essays that moves between history, memoir, and the enduring question of how we make meaning from the lives around us.

]]> Megan Marshall joins me to talk about writing from fragments—letters, objects, and the traces people leave behind—and how those pieces become a life in narrative form. We discuss the intimacy and responsibility of writing about others, and how that work turns us back toward our own lives.

Megan is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and the author of five books, including Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast, and  After Lives, out now--a collection of essays that moves between history, memoir, and the enduring question of how we make meaning from the lives around us.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 3652 Megan Marshall joins me to talk about writing from fragments—letters, objects, and the traces people leave behind—and how those pieces become a life in narrative form. We discuss the intimacy and responsibility of writing about others, and how that work turns us back toward our own lives.

Megan is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and the author of five books, including Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast, and  After Lives, out now--a collection of essays that moves between history, memoir, and the enduring question of how we make meaning from the lives around us.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Souvankham Thammavongsa 6 6 Souvankham Thammavongsa full c6ba7140-8292-40f5-a99b-01db49c41f94 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f640b108 Souvankham Thammavongsa joins me to talk about the discipline of not wasting a reader’s time, the risks of being read as earnest, and the role of wit and irony. We also discuss how time can act as a container for a life on the page—and what it takes to protect one's love of writing.

Souvankham is the bestselling author of the novel Pick a Color, the story collection How to Pronounce Knife, and four books of poetry.

]]> Souvankham Thammavongsa joins me to talk about the discipline of not wasting a reader’s time, the risks of being read as earnest, and the role of wit and irony. We also discuss how time can act as a container for a life on the page—and what it takes to protect one's love of writing.

Souvankham is the bestselling author of the novel Pick a Color, the story collection How to Pronounce Knife, and four books of poetry.

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 3107 Souvankham Thammavongsa joins me to talk about the discipline of not wasting a reader’s time, the risks of being read as earnest, and the role of wit and irony. We also discuss how time can act as a container for a life on the page—and what it takes to protect one's love of writing.

Souvankham is the bestselling author of the novel Pick a Color, the story collection How to Pronounce Knife, and four books of poetry.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Daisy Alpert Florin 5 5 Daisy Alpert Florin full 21bb3bf1-5a4e-436f-8d4e-30fb62b5d484 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a503685 Daisy Alpert Florin joins me to talk about looking back to understand the present, the long path to a first novel, and the power of positive feedback. 

Daisy is the author of My Last Innocent Year, an acclaimed novel that explores the enduring echo of early choices and influences, and the moments that solidify to shape our lives.

]]> Daisy Alpert Florin joins me to talk about looking back to understand the present, the long path to a first novel, and the power of positive feedback. 

Daisy is the author of My Last Innocent Year, an acclaimed novel that explores the enduring echo of early choices and influences, and the moments that solidify to shape our lives.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 2571 Daisy Alpert Florin joins me to talk about looking back to understand the present, the long path to a first novel, and the power of positive feedback. 

Daisy is the author of My Last Innocent Year, an acclaimed novel that explores the enduring echo of early choices and influences, and the moments that solidify to shape our lives.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No José Olivarez 4 4 José Olivarez full e52d32df-a0b7-4377-ae9e-5324157eb3fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/60d3b6b3 José Olivarez joins me to talk about how poetry can hold love, humor, and resistance at once. We discuss audience, voice, and the many truths a poem can carry.

José is the author of Promises of Gold and Citizen Illegal, award-winning collections that explore family, migration, and belonging.

]]> José Olivarez joins me to talk about how poetry can hold love, humor, and resistance at once. We discuss audience, voice, and the many truths a poem can carry.

José is the author of Promises of Gold and Citizen Illegal, award-winning collections that explore family, migration, and belonging.

]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 2914 José Olivarez joins me to talk about how poetry can hold love, humor, and resistance at once. We discuss audience, voice, and the many truths a poem can carry.

José is the author of Promises of Gold and Citizen Illegal, award-winning collections that explore family, migration, and belonging.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Colby Cedar Smith 3 3 Colby Cedar Smith full d4bad0df-c039-43e3-bfac-89c4e6cbd101 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d0fc152 Colby Cedar Smith joins me to talk about the long path to publication, the communities (and rejections) that shape us, and the verse novel as a space of compression and expansion.


Colby is the author of The Siren and the Star and Call Me Athena, award-winning verse novels that center women’s voices and the enduring presence of the past.

]]> Colby Cedar Smith joins me to talk about the long path to publication, the communities (and rejections) that shape us, and the verse novel as a space of compression and expansion.


Colby is the author of The Siren and the Star and Call Me Athena, award-winning verse novels that center women’s voices and the enduring presence of the past.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 2607 Colby Cedar Smith joins me to talk about the long path to publication, the communities (and rejections) that shape us, and the verse novel as a space of compression and expansion.


Colby is the author of The Siren and the Star and Call Me Athena, award-winning verse novels that center women’s voices and the enduring presence of the past.

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Kevin Young 2 2 Kevin Young full b80cfead-6967-4b37-83dd-3ac56a90f628 https://share.transistor.fm/s/657ec857 Kevin Young joins me for a deep dive into the writing life. We discuss the intimacy of the archives, writing through grief, and the evolution of our work over time. 

Kevin is the author of multiple award-winning books of poetry and prose, his most recent being Night Watch (Knopf, 2025), and serves as poetry editor of The New Yorker. 

]]> Kevin Young joins me for a deep dive into the writing life. We discuss the intimacy of the archives, writing through grief, and the evolution of our work over time. 

Kevin is the author of multiple award-winning books of poetry and prose, his most recent being Night Watch (Knopf, 2025), and serves as poetry editor of The New Yorker. 

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 2222 Kevin Young joins me for a deep dive into the writing life. We discuss the intimacy of the archives, writing through grief, and the evolution of our work over time. 

Kevin is the author of multiple award-winning books of poetry and prose, his most recent being Night Watch (Knopf, 2025), and serves as poetry editor of The New Yorker. 

]]> books, writing, writers, poetry, fiction, non-fiction No Ann Napolitano 1 1 Ann Napolitano full c0b9a2de-f0d5-4cdc-b0c2-40809ecc6cd4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b7a2081 Ann Napolitano joins me to talk about writing toward connection. We discuss the long arc of a novel, what our characters teach us, and the ways we shape--and are shaped by--the stories we tell.

Ann is the author of Hello Beautiful, Oprah’s 100th Book Club pick, and Dear Edward, now an Apple TV series, as well as novels that explore the complexities of family, longing, and repair.

]]> Ann Napolitano joins me to talk about writing toward connection. We discuss the long arc of a novel, what our characters teach us, and the ways we shape--and are shaped by--the stories we tell.

Ann is the author of Hello Beautiful, Oprah’s 100th Book Club pick, and Dear Edward, now an Apple TV series, as well as novels that explore the complexities of family, longing, and repair.

]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:16:10 -0400 Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN Laurin Becker Macios, WPKN 2465 Ann Napolitano joins me to talk about writing toward connection. We discuss the long arc of a novel, what our characters teach us, and the ways we shape--and are shaped by--the stories we tell.

Ann is the author of Hello Beautiful, Oprah’s 100th Book Club pick, and Dear Edward, now an Apple TV series, as well as novels that explore the complexities of family, longing, and repair.

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