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Robin Bell

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Other contact method: Scottish Book Trust: live.literature@scottishbooktrust.com
Local authority: Perth and Kinross
Languages: English
Author type: Journalist, Performance Poet, Playwright, Poet, Radio Dramatist, Writer
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Poet, broadcaster and historian. Live in New York and London for many years before returning to Scotland.

"Grave and compassionate…marvellously funny." The Scotsman

"An original blend of narrative verse and studio technique." Sunday Times

"Sheer oddity and charm." The Spectator

He has won many awards, including the Sony Award for Best Radio Documentary. His translations of the French poems of Mary, Queen of Scots became a best-seller. He has created heritage and art installations in galleries and public spaces.

His work has been set to music by several composers.

The Poetry Society made him an honorary life member for his work with young poets.

He likes smaller unfashionable audiences and regional groups with their own enthusiasms.

Local authorities can visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events can deliver

Bilingual event; Mentoring; Multilingual event; Performance; Reading; Talk; Workshop; Chairing events

Audience can work with

Adult learners; Intergenerational learning; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts)

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Adventure; Ageing; Animals; Biography & memoir; Childhood; Coasts, seas & oceans; Environment & climate; Friendship; History; Love & romance; Nature; Politics; Religion & Beliefs; Rural communities; Translation; Travel writing; Wars & conflicts; World War 1; World War 2

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups can work with

0-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-18; Adults

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+

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