L. Vella lives and works in Iowa City. She has an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a BA from the University of Michigan. Her poems have appeared in DIAGRAM, Bat City Review, Black Warrior Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Sugar House Review, and others.
DIAGRAM: "Obliquity," "Dusking," "Subterfuge," and "Marrow" (Issue 22.6, December 2022)
Bat City Review: "Vestige" (Issue 14, March 2018)
Black Warrior Review: "Hum," "Lunulate," "Invertebrate," "Precipice," "Unravel" (Issue 44.1, Fall/Winter 2017)
Tupelo Quarterly: "Reverb" (Issue 13, October 2017)
Sugar House Review: "Lush," "Lung," "Fistula" (Issue 15, Spring/Summer 2017)
Birdfeast: three poems from "Dear Kaleidoscope, In Lieu Of" (Issue 13, Winter 2017)
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet: "Thirst," "The Way to the Sea," "Spit Out the Seeds," "The Seamstress," "Poor summer, she doesn’t know she’s dying" (Issue 26, November 2010)
Bat City Review: "Vestige" (Piece of the Week, December 8-14, 2021)
Black Warrior Review: "Craft Essay: Dear Kaleidoscope: On the Poems in Black Warrior Review." (44.1 Online Feature, December 2017)
October 26, 2022: Iowa City Poetry's Today You Are Perfect monthly reading series, with Adrienne Rose and Skylar Alexander (Zoom)
June 27, 2023: Iowa City Poetry's Today You Are Perfect monthly reading series, with Ashley Elizabeth and Mackie Garrett (Zoom)
For all inquiries, email linvella@gmail.com.
