"The Bells" poet (3)
I believe the answer is:
poe
'the bells poet' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for poe that I've seen before include "Fall of House of Usher author" , "The Raven poet" , "Edgar Allan . . ., American writer of horror stories" , "American author, d. 1849" , "Edgar Allan ---, poet more famous for his gothic short stories" .)