Claiming my Irish inheritance
Most people regard me as a typical Englishman, but, in reality I am, like many people born in the British Isles, a mixture of English, Scottish and Irish. It just happens that I grew up in Sussex in Southern England,…
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Remembering Peter Fonda – the easy rider
I was sad to hear of Peter Fonda’s death, not just because he starred in Easy Rider, one of my favourite films, or just because he was unusual for a Hollywood star (in those days) to take an active role…
My debut poetry collection -Remembering Blue – is published.
This week sees the publication of my debut poetry collection, Remembering Blue by Ward Wood Publishing. The poems were written over a period of ten years (2008 – 2018) and, even though I am also lucky enough to have two…
Wolfie’s blogs are back again….sorry about the long pause.
I know, it’s been too long, but I’m back. I noticed in amazement and a touch of horror, that I last posted a blog on this site last December. Forgive me. I’ve been busy with various writing projects – a…
Two more Fibonacci poems published in June’s The Fib Review
That splendid and pioneering journal The Fib Review is published three times a year, and the latest issue came out at the end of June with, I’m glad to write, two new poems from me. Here is one of…
My Fibonacci poem Music of the Spheres is set to music.
My American composer friend Tim Risher has done this terrific setting of my Fibonacci poem Music of the Spheres (originally published in the Fib Review). He’s been very clever with my speaking voice too. Here it is:
Blue Notes, Still Frames – my new Brighton novel gets a rock ‘n roll launch in Brighton.
Have A Host, Ellis Collins with Octopuses and me at the Blue Notes, Still Frames launch. It was a great night, last Thursday, when my new Brighton novel, Blue Notes, Still Frames (Ward Wood Publishing) was launched at Have A…
My new website is launched today
Stephen Dearsley makes it to The Huffington Post
I was thrilled this week to read a truly encouraging review in the popular Huffington Post for my novel Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love from Dr Michael Petry, the director of London’s Museum of Contemporary Arts. It was equally…
COLIN BELL’S PUBLICATIONS LISTED
I’ve written this page to keep people up to speed with my writing activities thinking it might be useful to make a list of my publications along with links to the publishers’ websites. I shall keep it here up at…