Governor Mike Kehoe appoints educator from Mexico, Missouri, to serve as the state’s next Poet Laureate

Justin Hamm is the school librarian at Eugene Field Elementary, and he says the creativity of his students often fuels his poetry. Matt Pilger sat down with Hamm for Show Me Today to talk about the inspiration behind his work—and how he plans to bring poetry to life across Missouri. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.