Poet Laureate of Missouri

The poet laureate of Missouri, officially the Missouri poet laureate, is the official poet of the U.S. state of Missouri. The office was established in January 2008 by governor of Missouri Matt Blunt.

The Missouri poet laureate is appointed by the governor of Missouri on recommendation of the Missouri Poet Laureate Advisory Committee, which was established in May 2016.

List NameTermAppointed by 1 Susan Louise Marsh April 1933 – September 21, 1946 (death) Poet Laureate League(Washington, D.C.) 2 Walter Bargen February 13, 2008 – January 2010 Matt Blunt 3 David Clewell March 3, 2010 – January 31, 2012 Jay Nixon 4 William Trowbridge April 13, 2012 – June 29, 2016 Jay Nixon 5 Aliki Barnstone June 30, 2016 – 2019 Jay Nixon 6 Karen Craigo November 2019 – June 2021 Mike Parson 7 Maryfrances Wagner July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2023 Mike Parson 8 David L. Harrison July 1, 2023 – September 30, 2025 Mike Parson 9 Justin Hamm October 1, 2025 – Incumbent Mike Kehoe

See also

List of U.S. state poets laureate

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