Gerald Kells is a poet and writer based in Walsall. He’s taken part in poetry readings across the Midlands and was recently featured at the Freeverse Festival in Brownhills.
He has had a number of poems published in anthologies. His collection ‘LI - 51 Poems’ is available from Lulu Publishing or at his readings.
In 2018 he helped organise an Arts Poetry Reading at the internationally important Walsall Art Gallery and he was recently involved on the PoArtry Project in Stourbridge which led to publication of ‘Nine Etchings’ with Fran Wilde.
His story, ‘Something to his Left’ was published in Twisted Little Sister.
His young teen novel, The Net Mender’s Son’, is available as an e-book from Smashwords. His unpublished novel, 'The Floating Child', was long-listed in the Cornerstones' Wowfactor competition.
His short plays have been produced in London and the Midlands. His full-length play, 'The e-mail history of Josef K', was long-listed for the Manchester Royal Exchange's Bruntwood Prize.
He is a keen fell walker and enjoys live music. He advises a number of environmental and countryside charities and was awarded Green Leader status by Sustainability West Midlands in 2010.
