Jack Bedell
@jackbedell.bsky.social
Louisiana Poet Laureate 2017-19. Books from Mercer University Press. Work included in Best Microfiction and Best Spiritual Lit. EIC: @louisianalit.bsky.social
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“At first, the kids
worried about him whenever
they heard him, but after
a few weeks the sound
became a Sinatra tune
lulling all of us …”
Memory, Sound Device + 1 by @jackbedell.bsky.social in HAWKEYE hawkeyemag.com/stories/bede...
worried about him whenever
they heard him, but after
a few weeks the sound
became a Sinatra tune
lulling all of us …”
Memory, Sound Device + 1 by @jackbedell.bsky.social in HAWKEYE hawkeyemag.com/stories/bede...
Two Poems
The Old Heads at Camp —after Joe Wilkins’ “Evening Elegy” I remember the old people marking time at camp, sitting around the table as if it would fly away if they ever stood up, as if the weave of the...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM
“At first, the kids
worried about him whenever
they heard him, but after
a few weeks the sound
became a Sinatra tune
lulling all of us …”
Memory, Sound Device + 1 by @jackbedell.bsky.social in HAWKEYE hawkeyemag.com/stories/bede...
worried about him whenever
they heard him, but after
a few weeks the sound
became a Sinatra tune
lulling all of us …”
Memory, Sound Device + 1 by @jackbedell.bsky.social in HAWKEYE hawkeyemag.com/stories/bede...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Big thanks to everyone over at HAWKEYE for giving my poems a perfect home! 🙌🏻👇🏻 https://hawkeyemag.com/stories/bedell-two-poems/
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Big thanks to everyone over at HAWKEYE for giving my poems a perfect home! 🙌🏻👇🏻 https://hawkeyemag.com/stories/bedell-two-poems/
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Today in Tokyo, my wife and I witnessed the infancy of Spring's rebirth & sat on a bench together, and I read her poetry ("Praxis" by @jackbedell.bsky.social & Satya Dash's "Almost an Aubade with Foliage and Light" from Issue 21, and Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"). It was as perfect as it sounds.
February 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Today in Tokyo, my wife and I witnessed the infancy of Spring's rebirth & sat on a bench together, and I read her poetry ("Praxis" by @jackbedell.bsky.social & Satya Dash's "Almost an Aubade with Foliage and Light" from Issue 21, and Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"). It was as perfect as it sounds.
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Cannot be more excited for Issue One to be out for everyone to read! Incredible, incredible work here from @mollyakin.bsky.social @jackbedell.bsky.social @amorak.bsky.social @djvorreyer.bsky.social & more!
Our first issue is live! Check out the fantastic writing of @mollyakin.bsky.social, Lindsey D. Alexander, @jackbedell.bsky.social, @amorak.bsky.social, Brynn Martin, & @djvorreyer.bsky.social:
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January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Cannot be more excited for Issue One to be out for everyone to read! Incredible, incredible work here from @mollyakin.bsky.social @jackbedell.bsky.social @amorak.bsky.social @djvorreyer.bsky.social & more!
Really grateful to have a poem in the debut issue of @swiftslitmag.bsky.social ! Big thanks to @jeremymichaelreed.bsky.social for including me! 👇🏻
Our first issue is live! Check out the fantastic writing of @mollyakin.bsky.social, Lindsey D. Alexander, @jackbedell.bsky.social, @amorak.bsky.social, Brynn Martin, & @djvorreyer.bsky.social:
swiftslitmag.com
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January 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Really grateful to have a poem in the debut issue of @swiftslitmag.bsky.social ! Big thanks to @jeremymichaelreed.bsky.social for including me! 👇🏻
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Here's a glimpse into the making of Issue 8: Collage.
Popular sources: @jackbedell.bsky.social, BEE LB, @hubbsd.bsky.social
What we'd love to see more of: EKPHRASIS, buckwild interpretations, hybrids.
Challenge: can someone make a constrained/formal piece?
engineidling.net/submissionguidelines
Popular sources: @jackbedell.bsky.social, BEE LB, @hubbsd.bsky.social
What we'd love to see more of: EKPHRASIS, buckwild interpretations, hybrids.
Challenge: can someone make a constrained/formal piece?
engineidling.net/submissionguidelines
Submission Guidelines — the engine(idling
Submission Guidelines for the engine(idling, an online literary magazine showcasing original poetry & art.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Here's a glimpse into the making of Issue 8: Collage.
Popular sources: @jackbedell.bsky.social, BEE LB, @hubbsd.bsky.social
What we'd love to see more of: EKPHRASIS, buckwild interpretations, hybrids.
Challenge: can someone make a constrained/formal piece?
engineidling.net/submissionguidelines
Popular sources: @jackbedell.bsky.social, BEE LB, @hubbsd.bsky.social
What we'd love to see more of: EKPHRASIS, buckwild interpretations, hybrids.
Challenge: can someone make a constrained/formal piece?
engineidling.net/submissionguidelines
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Prepping myself for whatever 2026 has in store with these passages from @jackbedell.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Prepping myself for whatever 2026 has in store with these passages from @jackbedell.bsky.social
Be safe out there tonight, everyone, wherever you might be. Let’s finish this year with all the love and hope we can muster, and then carry it all with us into the world next year. Wishing blessings and peace to everyone. ❤️🙏🏻🙌🏻
January 1, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Be safe out there tonight, everyone, wherever you might be. Let’s finish this year with all the love and hope we can muster, and then carry it all with us into the world next year. Wishing blessings and peace to everyone. ❤️🙏🏻🙌🏻
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Departures 6 comes from @jackbedell.bsky.social and his poem “sillage” in Flight 2 as the year departs
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December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Departures 6 comes from @jackbedell.bsky.social and his poem “sillage” in Flight 2 as the year departs
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The Flight 2 poetry selection comes from @jackbedell.bsky.social who weaves highway hypnosis in his poem “sillage”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Flight 2 poetry selection comes from @jackbedell.bsky.social who weaves highway hypnosis in his poem “sillage”
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Very stoked to have a new poem up at @somewordslit.bsky.social today. It’s such a cool project. I hope y’all give it a look. Big thanks to editor @juscarts.com for giving this one a home! somewords.boards.net/thread/32/ja...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Very stoked to have a new poem up at @somewordslit.bsky.social today. It’s such a cool project. I hope y’all give it a look. Big thanks to editor @juscarts.com for giving this one a home! somewords.boards.net/thread/32/ja...
Very stoked to have a new poem up at @somewordslit.bsky.social today. It’s such a cool project. I hope y’all give it a look. Big thanks to editor @juscarts.com for giving this one a home! https://somewords.boards.net/thread/32/jack-bedell
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Very stoked to have a new poem up at @somewordslit.bsky.social today. It’s such a cool project. I hope y’all give it a look. Big thanks to editor @juscarts.com for giving this one a home! https://somewords.boards.net/thread/32/jack-bedell
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Y’all, I was absolutely thrilled when @stonecirclereview.bsky.social accepted my poem “heart as double-paned window”—a golden shovel based on a Joni Mitchell song—and I’m elated they nominated it for a Pushcart. Check out this great journal, which rn features “Bidden” by @jackbedell.bsky.social
"heart as double-paned window" by Lynne Jensen Lampe (@ljensenlampe.bsky.social)
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heart as double-paned window
by Lynne Jensen Lampe
golden shovel after joni mitchell’s down to you
words can’t paint everything
this side of the glass :: blood comes
with its own poetry &
each line leaks iron & loneliness :: ...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Y’all, I was absolutely thrilled when @stonecirclereview.bsky.social accepted my poem “heart as double-paned window”—a golden shovel based on a Joni Mitchell song—and I’m elated they nominated it for a Pushcart. Check out this great journal, which rn features “Bidden” by @jackbedell.bsky.social
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Congratulations and best of luck to @ritamookerjee.bsky.social @jackbedell.bsky.social and @mehpoeting.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Congratulations and best of luck to @ritamookerjee.bsky.social @jackbedell.bsky.social and @mehpoeting.bsky.social
Really stoked to have a poem in the 2nd issue of @flightlit.bsky.social ! It’s such a cool journal run by excellent folks! Please check it out if you have a second. https://flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-poetry/
Jack Bedell- Poetry
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 collection is Ghost Forest (...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Really stoked to have a poem in the 2nd issue of @flightlit.bsky.social ! It’s such a cool journal run by excellent folks! Please check it out if you have a second. https://flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-poetry/
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"The stench/seeps through the city,/all the way to the river"
"Sillage" from @jackbedell.bsky.social asking us to consider what we would rather ignore, in Flight 2
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"Sillage" from @jackbedell.bsky.social asking us to consider what we would rather ignore, in Flight 2
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December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"The stench/seeps through the city,/all the way to the river"
"Sillage" from @jackbedell.bsky.social asking us to consider what we would rather ignore, in Flight 2
flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
"Sillage" from @jackbedell.bsky.social asking us to consider what we would rather ignore, in Flight 2
flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
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This is a great poem - captures the passion of Baushch. Marvelous writing, Jack.👏👏👏
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is a great poem - captures the passion of Baushch. Marvelous writing, Jack.👏👏👏
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“… Morning / fog, chemical haze, interstate, / and cars stacked on top / each other, as oblivious to it all, / to what part of it is already / inside us, as can be.”
@jackbedell.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
@jackbedell.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
Jack Bedell- Poetry
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 collection is Ghost Forest (...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“… Morning / fog, chemical haze, interstate, / and cars stacked on top / each other, as oblivious to it all, / to what part of it is already / inside us, as can be.”
@jackbedell.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
@jackbedell.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
Really excited to have a poem up at @flightlit.bsky.social today!
Flight 2 has landed! Spend your Sunday drinking in new work from @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @beansbaker5.bsky.social @carmalynnpark.bsky.social and @jackbedell.bsky.social
Read our editor's note here: flight-literary.ghost.io/flight-2-2/
And the issue here: flight-literary.ghost.io/flight-2/
Read our editor's note here: flight-literary.ghost.io/flight-2-2/
And the issue here: flight-literary.ghost.io/flight-2/
Flight 2 Now Live!
Editor's Intro
Flight 2 is landing in times that are, we are constantly reminded, unprecedented. We are surrounded–in the news, on social media–by reminders that things are bad, and unlikely to get b...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Really excited to have a poem up at @flightlit.bsky.social today!
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TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!!
Just look at that lineup!!!!
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Just look at that lineup!!!!
Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org
It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere!
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November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!!
Just look at that lineup!!!!
Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org
It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere!
Info and registration at: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
Just look at that lineup!!!!
Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org
It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere!
Info and registration at: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
I love Pina Bausch’s muscle and dirt choreography and I love @stonecirclereview.bsky.social so I’m hugely grateful to @leepottspoet.bsky.social for giving this one the perfect home! 🙏🏻 https://stonecirclereview.com/bidden/
Bidden
by Jack B. Bedell
after Pina Bausch’s Das Frühlingsopfer
The dancers pull themselves through space,
across a stage covered in loose soil,
primitive, fecund, pagan, virginal, decomposed.
They fight...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love Pina Bausch’s muscle and dirt choreography and I love @stonecirclereview.bsky.social so I’m hugely grateful to @leepottspoet.bsky.social for giving this one the perfect home! 🙏🏻 https://stonecirclereview.com/bidden/
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POEM 288: "Bidden " by Jack B. Bedell (@jackbedell.bsky.social)
"... every
leap, every fall, every spin and twist
that much closer to a death they are
bidden to face so spring can bloom
along the horizon line"
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#Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity
"... every
leap, every fall, every spin and twist
that much closer to a death they are
bidden to face so spring can bloom
along the horizon line"
stonecirclereview.com/bidden/
#Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
POEM 288: "Bidden " by Jack B. Bedell (@jackbedell.bsky.social)
"... every
leap, every fall, every spin and twist
that much closer to a death they are
bidden to face so spring can bloom
along the horizon line"
stonecirclereview.com/bidden/
#Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity
"... every
leap, every fall, every spin and twist
that much closer to a death they are
bidden to face so spring can bloom
along the horizon line"
stonecirclereview.com/bidden/
#Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity
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“And frozen in that one memory is the inevitable flow of air into space, the carnage I’ve lived since.”
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Swamp Thing Sits on the Bank Examining His Life Through the Lens of Bernoulli’s Principle by Jack Bedell
Let’s just say the Book was correct, and it all started with a single breath. Inspiration—>Expiration. All the seconds in between these two. A breath into the void. A breath before saying “I love you....
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November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“And frozen in that one memory is the inevitable flow of air into space, the carnage I’ve lived since.”
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