Mary Fell
Professor of English
Whitewater Hall 257
(765) 973-8229
mfell@iue.edu
Education
- M.F.A., Imaginative Writing (Poetry), University of Massachusetts, 1981
- B.A., English, Worcester State College, MA 1969
Teaching Interests
Creative Writing, Basic Writing, Ethnic and Minority Literature, American Poetry
Selected Publications / Presentations
- The Persistence of Memory (poems). New York: Random House, 1984
- Poems in Diner, Painted Bride Quarterly, Southern Poetry Review, Sycamore Review, Worcester Review, others
- Essays in Painted Bride Quarterly, Worcester Review
- Readings and Presentations at Butler University, Florida International University, Holy Cross College, Ripon College, others
Selected Awards and Honors
- Residency Fellowships, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mt. St. Francis, IN, and
Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, 1993-2005 - Sylvia Bowman Award for Distinguished Teaching, Indiana University, 2001
- Helen Lees Award for Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University East, 1997
- National Poetry Series Winner, 1983
Selected Previous Employment Positions
- Faculty, Indiana University East, 1981-present
- Teaching Assistant/Associate, Communication Skills Center, University of Massachusetts, 1978-81
- Social Worker, Worcester, MA, 1970-81
