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 |