Marvin Bell (1937 - Present)

Marvin Bell (1937 - ) is an American poet who famously wrote a series of poems called "The Dead Man" and "The Dead Man Speaks." He also taught for many years at the Iowa Writers Workshop.

Bell was born in New York City. He earned his bachelor's degree from Alfred University, master's degree from the University of Chicago, and and MFA from the University of Iowa. He has written 16 books of poetry.

The poems are by default sorted according to volume, but you can also choose to sort them alphabetically or by page views.

Miscellaneous
	To Dorothy	1 Comment
	He Said To
	I, or Someone Like Me
	Life
	The Self and the Mulberry
	These Green-Going-to-Yellow
	Wednesday