13 Facts About Marvin Bell

Marvin Hartley Bell was an American poet and teacher who was the first Poet Laureate of the state of Iowa.

Marvin Bell served in the US Army from 1964 to 1965 at the rank of First Lieutenant, and he was a licensed amateur radio operator.

Marvin Bell earned his bachelor's degree from Alfred University, his master's degree from the University of Chicago, and an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Marvin Bell was the author of more than 20 books of poetry, including The Book of the Dead Man, Ardor: The Book of the Dead Man, Vol.

In 2000 Marvin Bell was appointed the first Poet Laureate for the state of Iowa.

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Marvin Bell taught for forty years at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, retiring as the Flannery O'Connor Professor of Letters.

Over a long career, Marvin Bell held numerous visiting lectureships at universities, including Goddard College, Oregon State University, the University of Hawaii, Wichita State University, Portland State University, and the University of Washington.

Marvin Bell served on the faculty of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program at Pacific University in Oregon.

Marvin Bell wrote poems protesting the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and gave readings for Poets Against the War.

Marvin Bell edited and published the literary magazine Statements from 1959 to 1964.

Marvin Bell edited poetry for the reborn North American Review from 1964 to 1969 and The Iowa Review from 1969 to 1971.

Marvin Bell designed, and for five years led, a summer program for selected teachers from the urban public school program, America SCORES.

Marvin Bell lived in Port Townsend, Washington, and Iowa City, Iowa.