Poet Laureate of Mississippi
| Poet Laureate of Mississippi | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2021Catherine Pierce | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 1963 |
| First holder | Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw |
The Poet Laureate of Mississippi is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Mississippi.
List of Poets Laureate
[edit]| # | Poet laureate | Term began | Term ended | Appointed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw | 1963 | 1971 (death) | Gov. Ross Barnett | [1] |
| 2 | Louise Moss Montgomery | 1973 | January 1978 (death) | Gov. William Waller | [1] |
| 3 | Winifred Hamrick Farrar | 31 July 1978 | 6 November 2010 (death) | Gov. Cliff Finch | [1] |
| 4 | Natasha Trethewey | January 2012 | 2016 | Gov. Haley Barbour | [1] |
| 5 | Beth Ann Fennelly | August 2016 | March 2021 | Gov. Phil Bryant | [2] |
| 6 | Catherine Pierce | April 2021 | present | Gov. Tate Reeves | [3] |
External links
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Mississippi. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Schnugg, Alyssa (10 August 2016). "Oxford's Beth Ann Fennelly named Mississippi poet laureate". Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Catherine Pierce named new Mississippi poet laureate". The Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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