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Mark Yakich serves as the Gregory F. Curtin, S.J. Distinguished Professor of English and Director of the Center for Editing and Publishing within the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University New Orleans. His institutional roles integrate creative practice with academic leadership in literary education and publishing innovation.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. from Florida State University
- M.F.A. from University of Memphis
- M.A. from Indiana University
- B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University
Yakich's research centers on experimental poetics and creative writing pedagogy, with significant exploration of poetry's intersection with politics and artistic practice. His work challenges conventional literary boundaries through projects like airplanereading.org, which reimagines reading in transit as cultural intervention. This experimental ethos extends to his focus on documentary techniques in contemporary verse and pedagogical innovation in writing instruction.
His publications reveal consistent engagement with urban experience, cultural trauma, and everyday aesthetics, evolving from early documentary projects like Green Zone New Orleans to later theoretical works such as Poetry: A Survivor's Guide. Key thematic threads include post-disaster reconstruction, travel narratives, and spiritual dimensions in secular contexts, often employing fragmented forms to examine social fragmentation.
His accolades include:
- National Poetry Series award (2004)
- Snowbound Chapbook Award (2006)
- Fulbright Fellowship for research at the University of Lisbon (2012)
As Director of the Center for Editing and Publishing, Yakich mentors emerging editors and writers while co-founding digital initiatives like airplanereading.org. His Fulbright grant supported transnational literary research, reflecting his commitment to global perspectives in writing pedagogy. Current projects continue exploring airplane reading as cultural practice and poetry's role in social resilience.
Yakich leads the Center for Editing and Publishing, which serves as both pedagogical lab and professional incubator for students in literary production. His co-founded airplanereading.org functions as a digital collective redefining reading contexts through collaborative curation.
