Poet Laureate of Mississippi

The poet laureate of Mississippi is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Mississippi.

List of poets laureate #Poet laureateTerm beganTerm endedAppointed byNotes 1 Earl Alphonse Cuevas 1935 1963 Poet Laureate League (Washington, D.C.) 2 Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw 1963 1971 (death) Gov. Ross Barnett Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Mississippi. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 3 Louise Moss Montgomery 1973 January 1978 (death) Gov. William Waller 4 Winifred Hamrick Farrar 31 July 1978 6 November 2010 (death) Gov. Cliff Finch 5 Natasha Trethewey January 2012 2016 Gov. Haley Barbour 6 Beth Ann Fennelly August 2016 March 2021 Gov. Phil Bryant 7Catherine PierceApril 2021April 2025Gov. Tate Reeves8Ann Fisher-WirthMay 2025presentGov. Tate Reeves

External links Poets Laureate of Mississippi at the Library of Congress

See also

Poet laureate List of U.S. state poets laureate United States Poet Laureate

References