Kevin Kiely b. Northern Ireland; attended University of Iowa; travelled, lived, worked in Europe, U.S.

Quintesse (Co-Op Books, Dublin, 1982; St Martin's Press, New York, 1985). Mere Mortals Odell&Adair/Poolbeg,1989. Plainchant for a Sundering, Lapwing, Belfast 2001. Breakfast with Sylvia Lagan, Belfast, 2005. Plays: Multiple Indiscretions (1997) Children of No Importance (2000) broadcast RTÉ. A Horse Called El Dorado O'Brien Press, 2005 (Bisto Award 2006). Anthologies: Pieta 'The Anthology' Co-Op Books, Dublin 1982; 4 poems in Something Sensational To Read in the Train Lemon Soap Press 2005.

Arts Council Bursary Awards in Literature: 1980, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1990 & 2004. Honorary Fellow-in-Writing at The International Writing Programme 1983/4 with poets Paul Engle, Marvin Bell, Gary Snyder and Galway Kinnell.Critic/editor reviews books and writes for various publications. Lives in Dublin. Currently pursuing a PhD in poetry; commissioned to write another novel for children, developing poems towards a collection, as well as other projects in literature and freelance writing.
'Francis Stuart - Outcast or Traitor?' Biography (authorised by Stuart)
'Language and Persona in the Pisan Cantos' (essay) forthcoming 2007 in International Papers on Ezra Pound. His web site is www.KevinKiely.com