Find poetry readings, workshops, festivals, conferences, literary organizations, and poetry-friendly bookstores, and learn more about poets laureate, in your area.
State Poet Laureate
In 2008, Missouri established a state poet laureate position, which is currently held by David L. Harrison, who was appointed to a two-year term in 2023.
City and County Poets Laureate
St. Louis
In 2019, Jane Ellen Ibur was named poet laureate of St. Louis, Missouri. She will serve a one-year term.
| Type | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Program | University of Missouri | Missouri |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Prospero's Books | Missouri |
| Writing Program | University of Missouri—St. Louis | Missouri |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Main Street Books | Missouri |
| Writing Program | Washington University in St. Louis | Missouri |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | River Reader | Missouri |
| Writing Program | Missouri State University | Missouri |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Subterranean Books | Missouri |
| Writing Program | University of Missouri—Kansas City | Missouri |
| Poetry-Friendly Bookstore | Village Books | Missouri |
Aliki Barnstone is a Greek American and Jewish American poet and translator.
Kathryn Nuernberger is the author of The End of Pink (BOA Editions, 2016), which received the 2015 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets, given to recognize a superior second book of poetry by an American poet.
