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Jack Bedell

@jackbedell

Poet Laureate of Louisiana, 2017-2019. Direct CW program @oursoutheastern & edit @LALiterature. Fmr CFL analyst for CTVMontreal.ca, CFL.ca, and ProPlayers.ca.

 Hammond, LA
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Joined February 2009
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So, thanks to ⁦@blackboughpoems⁩ there are now two non-smiley poet pics of me on the planet, taken three decades apart. Only lesson I can pass on: 30 years of hope and joy can flat wear out a man’s looks! 😂
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Very rare double blessing day today with this tiny swamp monster poem up at @SomeWordsLit! Big thanks to @juscarts for giving this one space. 🐊👇🏻 somewords.boards.net/post/29…
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I don’t remember many of my dreams. And the ones that stick with me always seem like Saturday morning cartoons somehow. This mash up would’ve definitely made a cool Scooby Doo side story. Very grateful to @michigancityrev for giving it a perfect home. 🙌🏻👇🏻 mcrb.neocities.org/survivorm…
Dream, Survivorman and Jim Jarmusch Spend a Week on the Banks of Lake Huron by Jack Bedell

Dream, Survivorman and Jim Jarmusch Spend a Week on the Banks of Lake Huron by Jack Bedell

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Blessed to have this one up @michigancityrev today! 👇🏻
Michigan City Review of Books (@michigancityrev) profile pictureMichigan City Review of Books@michigancityrevOct 28
Please welcome Louisiana's own Jack Bedell @jackbedell to Michigan City today with a new poem called Dream, Survivorman and Jim Jarmusch Spend a Week on the Banks of Lake Huron mcrb.neocities.org/survivorm…
Dream, Survivorman and Jim Jarmusch Spend a Week on the Banks of Lake Huron by Jack Bedell

Dream, Survivorman and Jim Jarmusch Spend a Week on the Banks of Lake Huron by Jack Bedell

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Morning must-read from @JoseHernandezDz in @BulbRegion. 🙌🏻👇🏻
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new work published in The Bulb Region! bulbregion.com/Three-Poems-b…
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You were going to share this, right?
The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** (@bloominonionlit) profile pictureThe Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN**@bloominonionlitOct 13
WE WANT YOUR SUBMISSIONS! Our fifth issue, 1990s RETRO, will be out next April, and we need subs to fill it, including short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and even longform! Your work can be about anything, it just needs to be tied in some way to the 1990s. Link in bio.
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This is definitely the best looking sticker yet!
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Don't miss a plastic pumpkin full of links at NVR, including @DanaGioiaPoet on Nosferatu, @Katie_Dozier on Poe, @ae_stallings on wrath, and @famous_letter on Annie Dillard. Also poems by @PoetForest @jackbedell @CatholicFoodie @dacooperpoet @s_e_ashbach and others!
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Hawkeye@HAWKEYE_magOct 20
ICYMI, take a very close look. 🔍
Hawkeye (@HAWKEYE_mag) profile pictureHawkeye@HAWKEYE_magOct 18
In #125 we welcome back Jack B. Bedell (@jackbedell) with one from his series of micro mysteries based on Frances Glessner Lee’s crime dioramas. Zoom in for detail—check out “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death - Log Cabin, 1942.” Cheers, Jack! 🍸 hawkeyemag.com/stories/bedel…
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

— after Frances Glessner Lee’s murder diorama More often than not, assumptions kill an investigation. They close off possibilities and tighten focus. Other scenarios fail to add up. No doubt, though,...

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Kip Knott@Kiptain62Oct 18
Here’s the last poem I wrote about my father who died this past March. Thank you to @MarkDanowsky for publishing this poem, & two others about mark Rothko, today in @OneArtPoetry1. Click here to read all 3 poems: oneartpoetry.com/2026/10/18/…
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Stoked to have a new one from my Nutshell series up at @hawkeye today. Huge thanks to the Hawkeye for giving this one the perfect home! 🙌🏻 hawkeyemag.com/stories/bedel…
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

— after Frances Glessner Lee’s murder diorama More often than not, assumptions kill an investigation. They close off possibilities and tighten focus. Other scenarios fail to add up. No doubt, though,...

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Always a great morning when you’ve got new work up at @HAWKEYE_mag ! 👇🏻
Hawkeye (@HAWKEYE_mag) profile pictureHawkeye@HAWKEYE_magOct 18
In #125 we welcome back Jack B. Bedell (@jackbedell) with one from his series of micro mysteries based on Frances Glessner Lee’s crime dioramas. Zoom in for detail—check out “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death - Log Cabin, 1942.” Cheers, Jack! 🍸 hawkeyemag.com/stories/bedel…
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Log Cabin, 1942

— after Frances Glessner Lee’s murder diorama More often than not, assumptions kill an investigation. They close off possibilities and tighten focus. Other scenarios fail to add up. No doubt, though,...

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City Pastoral with Crash Scene by Chrissy Stegman – Stone Circle Review

City Pastoral with Crash Scene by Chrissy Stegman – Stone Circle Review

City Pastoral with Crash Scene — a poem by Chrissy Stegman in Stone Circle Review.

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Stoked to have two new poems up at @apehousemag today! The first is based on a photo by @frankrelle. apehousemagazine.substack.co…
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Really grateful to have these new poems up at @apehousemag today! Huge thanks to @damon_hubbs for giving these a great home.
Ape House (@apehousemag) profile pictureApe House@apehousemagOct 13
Today in the Ape House: Two Poems by Jack B. Bedell @jackbedell Read it on the stack apehousemagazine.substack.co…
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Stoked to have a poem in the new mini issue of @bloominonionlit alongside five fantastic writers! 👇🏻 thebloominonion.com/diatribe…
Diatribe — The Bloomin' Onion

Diatribe — The Bloomin' Onion

by Jack B. Bedell

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Super grateful to have a poem in this mini issue of @bloominonionlit ! 👇🏻
The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** (@bloominonionlit) profile pictureThe Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN**@bloominonionlitOct 10
Lil’ Onions 1 is out now! You can read it using this link: thebloominonion.com/lil-onio…
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Some Words@SomeWordsLitOct 9
It’s time to find some really good words to be part of Some Words Anniversary Week.
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Hey in case you missed it. 👇🏻
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Oh, but also.
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Lots of good work coming out in October! The Lil’ Onions mini issue drops Oct 10, then features return starting Oct 13. You won’t want to miss it!
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