by George J. Dance
Elana Bell is an American poet.
Elana Bell. Courtesy Poets & Writers.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Bell was born in Venice Beach, California.[1]
She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College, receiving a B.A. in 1999, and returning for an M.F.A. in 2008.[1]
Career[]
Bell is writer in residence at the Bronx Academy of Letters. She lives in Brooklyn, New York City, with her husband, writer Jai Chaakrabarti.[1]
Recognition[]
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 debut collection, Eyes, Stones, was selected by poet Fanny Howe to receive the 2011 Walt Whitman Award.[1]
Book Launch Event for Eyes, Stones by Elana Bell
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Elana Bell," Academy of American Poets, Poets.org, Web, Dec. 31, 2011.
- ↑ "Elana Bell," louderARTS Project, louderARTS.com, Web, Dec. 31, 2011.
External links[]
- Poems
- "On a Hilltop at the Nassar Farm, Overlooking the Settlement of Neve Daniel"
- Elana Bell (3 poems) at the louderARTS Project.
- 3 poems by Elana Bell at the Network of Spiritual Progressives
- Elana Bell profile & 7 poems at the Academy of American Poets
- Audio / video
- About
- Elana Bell at Poets & Writers
- Elana Bell Official website
- Living on that Land: A conversation with Elana Bell at AGNI, 2008
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