MOUNT VERNON — Marvin Bell, former poet laureate of Iowa and a professor at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from his work at Cornell College on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons. Admission is free.
Bell has published more than 15 collections of poetry, including “Iris of Creation,” “The Book of the Dead Man,” “Nightworks: Poems 1962-2000” and his most recent, “Rampant.” He has taught at the Writers’ Workshop since 1965 and served two terms (2000-2004) as Iowa poet laureate. Robert Dana, Cornell professor of English and poet-in-residence emeritus, succeeded Bell as Iowa poet laureate.
Following the reading, Bell will answer questions about his work.
The reading is part of Cornell’s ongoing Visiting Writer Series sponsored by the English department.
