Billy Ramsell’s first two poetry collections, published by Dedalus Press, are Complicated Pleasures (2007) and The Architect’s Dream of Winter (2013), which was shortlisted for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award and recently appeared in Italian translation. His third collection, Render, published by Banshee Press, is a Poetry Book Society Selection. Ramsell was awarded the Chair of Ireland Bursary for 2013. His recent work has appeared in Poetry, Poetry London, The Poetry Review and elsewhere. Author photo © David Creedon