Jack B. Bedell
Jack B. Bedell is professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. His latest collections are ELLIPTIC (Yellow Flag Press), REVENANT (Blue Horse Press), and BONE-HOLLOW, TRUE (Texas Review Press). Appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards, he will serve as Louisiana Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019.