Marvin Bell

Marvin BellMarvin Bell is an American poet. He is Flannery O’Connor Professor of Letters (Emeritus) at Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and was the first Poet Laureate of the state of Iowa. Marvin has been one of my most influential mentors.

“Should I Do An MFA?” (and Farewell, Read Write Poem)

It saddens me to report that, with the departure of the founder, and with the site’s editorial, maintenance, and technical needs having grown beyond the capabilities for a new all-volunteer team to take it on, the excellent poetry social networking website Read Write Poem will close its doors May 1st. It has been a pleasure …

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