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Jack B. Bedell

Home Featured Authors & Panelists Featured Participant Lineup 2026 Jack B. Bedell

Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. Bedell’s work has appeared in HAD, Heavy Feather, Hawkeye, The Shore, Stone Circle, Psaltery & Lyre, trampset, Some Words, and other journals. His work has also been selected for inclusion in Best Microfiction and Best Spiritual Literature. His latest collection is Fight Nights. He served as Louisiana Poet Laureate 2017-2019.

 

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Fight Nights: Flash Essays

A collection of flash essays on boxing by former Louisiana State Poet Laureate and the current editor of Louisiana Literature.

Diving Into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana

A collection of 70 nature-based poems, several by Louisiana State Poet Laureates, focused on the wondrous but endangered environment of Louisiana.