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by George J. Dance

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Elana Bell. Courtesy Poets & Writers.

Elana Bell is an American poet.

Life[]

Bell was born in Venice Beach, California. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College, receiving a B.A. in 1999, and returning for an M.F.A. in 2008.[1]

She is writer in residence at the Bronx Academy of Letters. She lives in Brooklyn, New York City, with her husband, writer Jai Chaakrabarti.[1]

Recoognition[]

Bell has received grants and fellowships from the Jerome Foundation, Edward Albee Foundation, and Drisha Institute.[1]

In 2004 she won the Stephen Dunn Poetry Award.[2]

The manuscript of her first book, Eyes, Stones, was selected by poet Fanny Howe to receive the 2011 Walt Whitman Award.[1]

See also[]

Book_Launch_Event_for_Eyes,_Stones_by_Elana_Bell

Book Launch Event for Eyes, Stones by Elana Bell

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Elana Bell," Academy of American Poets, Poets.org, Web, Dec. 31, 2011.
  2. "Elana Bell," louderARTS Project, louderARTS.com, Web, Dec. 31, 2011.

External links[]

Poems
Audio / video
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