Virginia Bell
Adjunct Instructor
- E-mail: vbell1@luc.edu
黑料门
Virginia Bell is the author of From the Belly (Sibling Rivalry Press), a book-length collection of poetry, and has published poems, literary criticism, personal essays, and reviews in numerous journals and anthologies. A Co-Editor of RHINO Poetry, along with Jan Bottiglieri and Angela Narciso Torres, Bell holds a B.S. in Education and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and has taught at the Universities of North Carolina and Maryland, as well as Georgetown University, 黑料门University Chicago, DePaul University, and The Chicago High School for the Arts. Originally from Pennsylvania, Bell has lived and traveled in India, Pakistan, Spain, and Mexico.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Maryland
- Graduate Certificate in Women's & Gender Studies from the University of Maryland
Research Interests
- Contemporary American Poetry
- Creative Nonfiction
- Literatures of the Americas
- Postcolonial Studies
- Women & Gender Studies
Awards
- "Chicken" won the 2020 Nonfiction Prize from NELLE magazine.
- "I Walk Into Every Room and Look for My Mother" won Honorable Mention in the 2019 riverSedge Poetry Prize, judged by Jos茅 Antonio Rodr铆guez.
- "Fish" won a 2021 Chapter One Competition from Meet Me @ 19th Street, sponsored by Arch Street Press.
Select Publications
Literary Criticism:
- "'A Man on Fire Running Quite Fast': A Review of Adrian Matejka's Somebody Else Sold the World." RHINO Reviews, 2022.
- 鈥淩eview of Lauren Slaughter鈥檚 Spectacle.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2021.
- 鈥淩eview of Mike Puican鈥檚 Central Air.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2020.
- 鈥淩eview of Natasha Saj茅鈥檚 Vivarium.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2019.
- 鈥淔reedom is a Bitch: A Review of Valerie Wallace鈥檚 House of McQueen.鈥� The Nervous Breakdown, 2018.
- 鈥淎 Reflection on Negative Capability in Erika L. Sanchez鈥檚 鈥極n the Eve of the Tepeh煤an revolt, November 1616.鈥欌�� The Keats Letters Project, 2017.
- 鈥淭he Turn as Poetic Striptease in Anne Carson鈥檚 鈥榃ildly Constant.鈥欌�� voltagepoetry.com, 2014.
- 鈥淚nterview with Ocean Vuong.鈥� rhinopoetry.org, 2012.
- Instructor鈥檚 Resource Manual for Beyond Borders: A Cultural Reader, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- Beyond Borders Online, Co-authored with Randall Bass, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- 鈥淐ounter-Chronicling and Alternative Mapping in Memoria del fuego and Almanac of the Dead.鈥� MELUS, 2000.
- 鈥淭aming el Dzul煤m: Appropriation of Mayan Culture in Rosario Castellanos鈥檚 Bal煤n Can谩n.鈥� Aleph, 1993.
Creative Works:
- 鈥淭he Father.鈥� Wherever I鈥檓 At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame & After Hours Press, 2022.
- From the Belly (Book-length collection of poetry). Sibling Rivalry Press, 2012.
- 鈥淔ish.鈥� Winner of the Chapter One Memoir Competition, Meet Me @ 19th Street/Arch St Press, 2021.
- 鈥淐hicken.鈥� Winner of the Nonfiction Prize, NELLE Magazine, 2020.
- 鈥淏attle-Axe Day.鈥� Pushcart Prize Nomination for Nonfiction, Hypertext Review, 2020.
- "I Walk into Every Room and Look for My Mother." Honorable Mention for the Poetry Prize, judged by Jos茅 Antonio Rodr铆guez, riverSedge: A Journal of Art & Literature, 2019.
- 鈥淪allie Gardner鈥� and 鈥淎 Blackout and A Meltdown.鈥� Kettle Blue Review, 2018.
- 鈥淭he Man Who Perfected the Disappearing Thumb Trick.鈥� Cider Press Review, 2015.
- 鈥淲herever.鈥� Brute Neighbors: Urban Nature Poetry, Prose and Photography, DePaul University Humanities Center, 2011.
- 鈥淲hat Holds Constant.鈥� Wicked Alice, 2010.
Adjunct Instructor
- E-mail: vbell1@luc.edu
黑料门
Virginia Bell is the author of From the Belly (Sibling Rivalry Press), a book-length collection of poetry, and has published poems, literary criticism, personal essays, and reviews in numerous journals and anthologies. A Co-Editor of RHINO Poetry, along with Jan Bottiglieri and Angela Narciso Torres, Bell holds a B.S. in Education and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and has taught at the Universities of North Carolina and Maryland, as well as Georgetown University, 黑料门University Chicago, DePaul University, and The Chicago High School for the Arts. Originally from Pennsylvania, Bell has lived and traveled in India, Pakistan, Spain, and Mexico.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Maryland
- Graduate Certificate in Women's & Gender Studies from the University of Maryland
Research Interests
- Contemporary American Poetry
- Creative Nonfiction
- Literatures of the Americas
- Postcolonial Studies
- Women & Gender Studies
Awards
- "Chicken" won the 2020 Nonfiction Prize from NELLE magazine.
- "I Walk Into Every Room and Look for My Mother" won Honorable Mention in the 2019 riverSedge Poetry Prize, judged by Jos茅 Antonio Rodr铆guez.
- "Fish" won a 2021 Chapter One Competition from Meet Me @ 19th Street, sponsored by Arch Street Press.
Select Publications
Literary Criticism:
- "'A Man on Fire Running Quite Fast': A Review of Adrian Matejka's Somebody Else Sold the World." RHINO Reviews, 2022.
- 鈥淩eview of Lauren Slaughter鈥檚 Spectacle.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2021.
- 鈥淩eview of Mike Puican鈥檚 Central Air.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2020.
- 鈥淩eview of Natasha Saj茅鈥檚 Vivarium.鈥� RHINO Reviews, 2019.
- 鈥淔reedom is a Bitch: A Review of Valerie Wallace鈥檚 House of McQueen.鈥� The Nervous Breakdown, 2018.
- 鈥淎 Reflection on Negative Capability in Erika L. Sanchez鈥檚 鈥極n the Eve of the Tepeh煤an revolt, November 1616.鈥欌�� The Keats Letters Project, 2017.
- 鈥淭he Turn as Poetic Striptease in Anne Carson鈥檚 鈥榃ildly Constant.鈥欌�� voltagepoetry.com, 2014.
- 鈥淚nterview with Ocean Vuong.鈥� rhinopoetry.org, 2012.
- Instructor鈥檚 Resource Manual for Beyond Borders: A Cultural Reader, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- Beyond Borders Online, Co-authored with Randall Bass, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- 鈥淐ounter-Chronicling and Alternative Mapping in Memoria del fuego and Almanac of the Dead.鈥� MELUS, 2000.
- 鈥淭aming el Dzul煤m: Appropriation of Mayan Culture in Rosario Castellanos鈥檚 Bal煤n Can谩n.鈥� Aleph, 1993.
Creative Works:
- 鈥淭he Father.鈥� Wherever I鈥檓 At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame & After Hours Press, 2022.
- From the Belly (Book-length collection of poetry). Sibling Rivalry Press, 2012.
- 鈥淔ish.鈥� Winner of the Chapter One Memoir Competition, Meet Me @ 19th Street/Arch St Press, 2021.
- 鈥淐hicken.鈥� Winner of the Nonfiction Prize, NELLE Magazine, 2020.
- 鈥淏attle-Axe Day.鈥� Pushcart Prize Nomination for Nonfiction, Hypertext Review, 2020.
- "I Walk into Every Room and Look for My Mother." Honorable Mention for the Poetry Prize, judged by Jos茅 Antonio Rodr铆guez, riverSedge: A Journal of Art & Literature, 2019.
- 鈥淪allie Gardner鈥� and 鈥淎 Blackout and A Meltdown.鈥� Kettle Blue Review, 2018.
- 鈥淭he Man Who Perfected the Disappearing Thumb Trick.鈥� Cider Press Review, 2015.
- 鈥淲herever.鈥� Brute Neighbors: Urban Nature Poetry, Prose and Photography, DePaul University Humanities Center, 2011.
- 鈥淲hat Holds Constant.鈥� Wicked Alice, 2010.