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Missouri Poet Laureate (2012-2014) William Trowbridge is the third person appointed since the creation of the position in 2007. In this reading at Rockhurst University's 2014 Midwest Poets Series, Trowbridge reads poems from his numerous books that are now included in his collection of new and selected poems, Put This On, Please. He shares his “Unofficial Missouri Poem” as well as his nod to Gwendolyn Brooks with his poem “We Real Old,” and reads works about his childhood, his father, and his own parenting experiences. Trowbridge also discusses his previous collections of poetry in this 2011 interview.

Rattle Magazine Interview

Rattle Cast Episode #39 welcomes former Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge and has new book, Oldguy: Superhero:  The Complete Collection poems from which have been featured regularly in Rattle for years.

Open wide, ye doubters, interviewed for Studio Magazine by Robert Stewart