Bill MacMillan is the founder of the Worcester Poetry Slam and co-founder of the Worcester Poets Asylum. He has toured throughout the eastern half of the U.S., and has done lectures and workshops on poetry. In 1996, Bill was a member of the Providence Slam Team that won the national championship. He is a member of the 2002 Worcester Slam Team as well. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, with his wife Sou (also a performance poet), and a future poetry powerhouse, their son, Liberty.

Bill is current Slammaster for the Poets' Asylum and he handles booking of features for the Sunday night reading. He is semi-retired from hosting though he pitches in when the regular hosts are busy.