MS SB2025

Designates "Meet My Mississippi" by Patricia Neely-Dorsey (copyrighted 2013) as the official State Poem of Mississippi through codification as Section 3-3-51 of the Mississippi Code of 1972

The poem celebrates Mississippi's cultural heritage, including literary figures (William Faulkner, Eudora Welty), musical legends (Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Muddy Waters), and blues heritage

References Mississippi's geographic features, historical sites, and attractions including the Natchez Trace, Gulf Coast beaches, Vicksburg Battlefield, and the Mississippi River

Highlights state industries and products such as farm-raised catfish, Delta tamales, and companies like Barq's, Peavey, and Jim Henson Productions

Takes effect July 1, 2018