In Memoriam: Marvin Bell

Marvin Bell died on Dec. 14, 2020 at age 83. Bell served as an instructor in Pacific’s low-residency MFA program for several years, mentoring writers on their journey. He is well known for saying there is no one way to write and no right way to write, and for his core belief: "Art is the big yes." Over the past 45 years, he published 21 books of poetry, as well as letters, essays and interviews. Bell received multiple honors, including Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, Fulbright appointments, and the position of Iowa's first ever Poet Laureate.