COLUMBIA — Walter Bargen thought becoming Missouri’s first poet laureate meant receiving another certificate to add to his collection of awards, and that’s about it.
Missouri's first poet laureate found the job engaging, consuming
Thursday, December 31, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST
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