John Kelly is an Irish poet, fiction writer and arts broadcaster, born in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. His poetry has been published in numerous journals and anthologies including The New Younger Irish Poets (Blackstaff Press, ed. Gerald Dawe). A novel, From Out of The City was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Bord Gáis Book Awards, and a radio play, The Pipes, was broadcast by RTÉ. He lives in Dublin where he works in broadcasting. In 2018 Dedalus Press published his debut collection of poems, Notions. The follow-up, Space, is published in May 2022.