Janet Hamill

Poet, Fiction Writer, Spoken Word Artist

Circleville, NY
New York US
Email: 
janethamill1@gmail.com
Website: 
www.janethamill.net

Author's Bio

Completed MFA in Creative Writing: Poetry in June 2014, at New England College, Henniker, VT. Author of five books of poetry - Troublante, The Temple, Nostalgia of the Infinite, Body of Water, Knock, A Map of the Heavens: Selected Poems 1975-2021. First collection of short fiction, Tales from the Eternal Café, was released on February 11, 2014. Professional tutor for English Department Writing Center at SUNY Orange, Middletown, NY, SUNY ULSTER, Stoneridge, NY.

 

Education: 
New England College MFA
Literary agent: 
Malaga Baldi, Malaga Baldi Literary Agency

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Book:
Tales from the Eternal Cafe (Three Rooms Press, 2014)

Poetry

Books:
A Map of the Heavens: Selected Poems 1975-2017 (Spuyten Duyvil, 2020)
,
Knock (Spuyten Duyvil, 2016)
,
Body of Water (Bowery Books, 2008)

Spoken Word

Book:
Nostalgia of the Infinite (Ocean View Books, 1992)
Performances:
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, Meltdown Festival, Latitude Festival (2006)
,
Bowery Poetry Club (2005)
,
Genie of the Alphabet (2003)
,
Flying Nowhere (2000)
Prizes won: 

Rowan University Distinguised Alumni Award; New Milford, NJ Centennial Hall of Fame, Arts and Letters Honors; Joel Oppenheimer Scholarship, NEC MFA; One Voice; Poets & Writers

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Lorca, Hart Crane, Baudelaire, Lamantia, Borges, Calvino,
What I'm reading now: 
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, Bergsonism by Gilles Deleuze, The Prose Poem by Michael Benedikt, The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murikami, The Sleepwalkers by Arthur Koestler, Flannery by Brad Gooch

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Jersey City, NJ
New Jersey
Raised in: 
New Milford, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Jun 11, 2026