The Rain In The Bell was initially published by independent publisher, Iris Press, and in 2022, Urmy reclaimed the rights to the book, made some edits to the poems, and independently published the official Author’s Edition.

“Each of Matt Urmy’s poems is a quiet revelation. I won’t say “breathtaking,” since the reader’s experience of these poems is to gain new air. This is the book I was waiting for, though I didn’t know it. Reading these poems that are rhythmically sure, understated and wise, I feel restored—and I didn’t realize that I was fragmented. Spiritual and physical, the poet’s language is that of a musician, father, and visionary. He doesn’t preach, though. Matt Urmy sings mysteries without trying to explain, celebrating the astonishment that poetry patiently builds…”

—Marilyn Kallet, former Poet Laureate for Tennessee