David Clewell, Missouri Poet Laureate

On March 3, 2010, Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he appointed David Clewell, Professor of English at Webster University in St. Louis, as Missouri’s new Poet Laureate. Clewell's appointment runs for two years, and expires on Jan. 31, 2012.

Links:
Missouri Center for the Book
Webster University Faculty Page

Articles:
Missouri's Poet Laureate David Clewell - South County Times
The Fine Edge of Poetry - PopMatters
Words That Matter: David Clewell - Playback:stl
David Clewell - Wikipedia

David Clewell Publications (PDF version)
Room To Breathe, Milwaukee: Pentagon Press, 1977
The Blood Knows To Keep Moving, Boston: Chowder Review, 1980
As Far as the Eye Can See, St. Louis: Neverthless Press, 1989
Blessings In Disguise, New York: Viking/Penguin, 1991
Lost In the Fire, St. Louis: Garlic Press, 1993
Now We're Getting Somewhere, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994
The Conspiracy Quartet, St. Louis: Garlic Press, 1997
Jack Ruby’s America, St. Louis: Garlic Press, 2000
The Low End of Higher Things, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

Read David Clewell's poems:
The Hardrock Kid
Disappearing
Notes For Writing A Poem in Winter
The Dangers Inherent in Reading the Classics
This Real: An Obligatory Poem
Tonight I Am Preparing for Winter
Why the Bird Dropped You, Marlan