JACK B. BEDELL, born and raised in south Louisiana, is the Woman's Hospital Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as editor of Louisiana Literature and director of Louisiana Literature Press. His most recent books are Come Rain, Come Shine (Texas Review Press) and French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets (LaLit Press). DARRELL BOURQUE is Professor Emeritus in English from University of Louisiana, where he taught in the English Department and in the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program. Bourque's books include Plainsongs published by Cross-Cultural Communications (1994), The Doors Between Us (the inaugural issue of Louisiana Literature's Chapbook Series-1997), Burnt Water Suite, Wings Press (1999), and The Blue Boat, The Center for Louisiana Studies (2004). Bourque was appointed Poet Laureate of Louisiana in 2007 and again in 2009.