poet, author, editor

New fiction and poetry titles forthcoming in 2027

  • Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025

  • Published by Doire Press, Alba Publishing, Fine Press Poetry, The Onslaught Press, and wildflower poetry press

  • Represented by The Book Bureau Literary Agency

  • Inaugural Writer in Residence Harold's Cross

  • Assistant editor of The Haibun Journal  2019-2025

  • Poetry Ireland Introductions Series 2016

  • Winner of Allingham Prize and Merit Book Award

  • Shortlisted for Irish Poem of the Year, Shine Strong Award, Touchstone Distinguished Books Award 

‘I can offer no higher praise of Bell’s prose than that at its best it looks and sounds positively Sebaldian, in its slightly melancholic tone and style and in its conflation of the past with the present.’ – Matthew Paul, Presence.

‘Sensuous, tender and true, this absorbing collection [Riptide] confirms Bell as one of the finest poets writing in Ireland today.’ – John O’Donnell

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