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Titles to his credit include:
#''"The Echo and the Breath"'' (''Peterloo'', 2001)
#''"The Ridiculous Nests of the Heart"'' (''bluechrome'', 2003)
#''"The Review of Contemporary Poetry"'' (''bluechrome'', 2005).

This anthology was edited by Bills as a snapshot of English Language verse from 2004, and it contains fresh verse from Andrew Motion , Brian Patten , Harry Guest , Al Alvarez , Penelope Shuttle and many other high profile names from the contemporary poetry world. It was marketed specifically to raise funds for the Stroke Association .

Bills's own poetry tends to be both experimental and formal, with a strong emphasis on Imagery and Lyricism .

A Religious or Spiritual tendency is perhaps more evident in his first collection, and his later work is more personal, with a number of poems concerned with Family Life and Fatherhood .

His work has been favourably reviewed in many high-profile literary journals in the UK, including Envoi , Orbis , The Black Mountain Review and South .

His poetry has also been published in the national UK newspaper, " The Guardian ".
Bills has given readings at " The Ledbury Poetry Festival " and also at the "Poetry on the Lake" event at Lake Orta in Italy .

He has won several prizes, including the Bill Winter Award , administered by Poetry on the Lake for the best short poem.

He is the associate editor of the international poetry journal, " HQ ".