This is a list of Poets Laureate of Missouri. [1]
| Poet Laureate | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Bargen | 2008 – 2010 | First Poet Laureate |
| David Clewell [2] | 2010 – 2012 | |
| William Trowbridge [3] | 2012 – 2016 | Term was to end in 2014 but he was not replaced until 2016 [4] |
| Aliki Barnstone [5] | 2016 – 2019 | |
| Karen Craigo | 2019 -- 2021 | |
| Maryfrances Wagner [6] | 2021– 2023 | |
| David L. Harrison | 2023 – |
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