Rita Dove’s “Bellringer” Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy Related Videos Leslie Odom Jr. at UVA President Jim Ryan: The Imperfect Pursuit of High Ideals The Human Library at UVA Copy and paste this code to embed this video on your site <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/325264101" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Rita Dove "Bell Ringer" from <a href="https://vimeo.com/universityofvirginia">UVA</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Copy Code Close Copied! Rita Dove’s “Bellringer” Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy UVA’s Commonwealth Professor of English and former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove recites her poem, “Bellringer,” at the University’s Bicentennial celebration. View Transcript Published: March 20, 2019 Topic: Arts & Culture Runtime: 2:56 Latest Videos University News 2:04 Remembering Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry University News 1:16 It Was a Chilly Night for Fun Frights Student Experience 1:20 This Year’s Hauntings on The Hill Was a Smashing, Spooky Success University News 2:50 Faculty Spotlight: ‘Literacy Is a Basic Human Right,’ Professor Says Student Experience 3:24 10th Anniversary of ‘Memories and Moments’ Highlights the Class of 2023 Student Experience 3:05 What’s Next? UVA Graduating Students Reveal Where They’re Going Pagination Load More Athletics VIDEO EXCERPT University News 2:24 Tony Elliott: A Letter to the University of Virginia Community VIDEO EXCERPT Sports 0:58 Cavaliers Are Ready to Raise the Standard VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:03 Put Me In, Coach! Ryan Joins UVA Football Team’s Morning Workout Student Spotlight VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:27 In the Running for a National Title, Hoo Takes Diabetes in Stride VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:20 This Year’s Hauntings on The Hill Was a Smashing, Spooky Success Watch It Again VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:44 Love on the Lawn: A UVA Couple Shares Four Decades Together VIDEO EXCERPT University News 3:02 UVA ‘Changed His Life Forever’: Longtime Facilities Manager Retires VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght Most Popular Student Experience 1:44 Love on the Lawn: A UVA Couple Shares Four Decades Together University News 3:02 UVA ‘Changed His Life Forever’: Longtime Facilities Manager Retires University News 2:25 UVA Last Lecture: Sherri Moore Shares Powerful Story Research & Discovery 3:00 His Hand Shook Uncontrollably Until UVA’s Focused Ultrasound Stopped the Tremor Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght University News 6:37 Ryan: Spring Semester Will Be a Time for Learning, Growing, Celebrating University News 1:57 Celebrating Simple Gifts This Holiday Season With UVA President Jim Ryan Student Experience 1:27 In the Running for a National Title, Hoo Takes Diabetes in Stride Student Experience 3:50 Emotional Move-In for the Class of 2026 Business & Government 3:04 UVA's Ken Elzinga and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility