List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate
Mississippi
The current poet laureate of Mississippi is Beth Ann Fennelly.

List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate

Section Title: Mississippi
Table Section Text: The current poet laureate of Mississippi is Beth Ann Fennelly.

#	Poet laureate	Term began	Term ended	Appointed by	Notes

1	Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw	1963	1971 (death)	Gov. Ross Barnett

2	Louise Moss Montgomery	1973	January 1978 (death)	Gov. William Waller

3	Winifred Hamrick Farrar	31 July 1978	6 November 2010 (death)	Gov. Cliff Finch

4	Natasha Trethewey	January 2012	2016	Gov. Haley Barbour

5	Beth Ann Fennelly	August 2016	present	Gov. Phil Bryant

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