Billy Ramsell

Billy Ramsell’s first two poetry collections are Complicated Pleasures (Dedalus Press, 2007) and The Architect’s Dream of Winter (Dedalus Press, 2013), which was shortlisted for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award and recently appeared in Italian translation. He was awarded the Chair of Ireland Bursary for 2013 and has been shortlisted for several other prizes. His recent work has appeared in Poetry, Poetry London, The Poetry Review and elsewhere. He lives in Cork. His new collection Render is published by Banshee Press in June 2026.