A native of the Houma-Thibodaux area, Bedell joined the Southeastern faculty in 1992. He directs the creative writing program and is the editor of “Louisiana Literature,” serving as the head of the Louisiana Literature Press. Bedell was the 1997 recipient of Southeastern’s prestigious President’s Award for Excellence in Artistic Activity and is the Women’s Hospital Distinguished Professor in the Humanities.
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Born and raised in Houma, Louisiana, 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. His latest collection is Bone-Hollow, True: New & Selected Poems, from Texas Review Press.
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