Poet Laureate of Missouri
This is a list of poets laureate of Missouri.[1]
| # | Poet laureate | Term began | Term ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Bargen[2][3] | February 2008 | January 2010 | Gov. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon |
| 2 | David Clewell[2][4] | March 3, 2010 | January 31, 2012 | Gov. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon |
| 3 | William Trowbridge[2][5][6] | April 13, 2012 | June 29, 2016 | Gov. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon |
| 4 | Aliki Barnstone[2][7] | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | Gov. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon |
| 5 | Karen Craigo[2] | November 2019 | June 2021 | Gov. Mike Parson |
| 6 | Maryfrances Wagner[2][8] | June 2021 | June 2023 | Gov. Mike Parson |
| 7 | David L. Harrison[9] | July 2023 | Present | Gov. Mike Parson |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Executive Order 09-28". Office of Missouri Governor. December 24, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Missouri". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. "Gov. Nixon establishes procedure for selecting new poet laureate, encourages Missourians to submit nominations" (press release), December 24, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (March 3, 2010). "Gov. Nixon appoints David Clewell Poet Laureate of Missouri". mo.gov. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "LISTEN: Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge's Unofficial Missouri Poem". September 6, 2015.
- ^ Jane Henderson (April 13, 2012). "William Trowbridge is new Missouri poet laureate". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Gov. Nixon appoints Aliki Barnstone as new Missouri poet laureate - the Missourian: State News". Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Genet, Mike (July 28, 2021). "A way with words: Independence's Maryfrances Wagner is Missouri's new poet laureate". The Examiner. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "State of Poetry: The Poets Laureate of Missouri and Kansas | Kansas City Public Library". kclibrary.org. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.