David Allan Evans

David Allan Evans (born 1940 Sioux City, Iowa) USA is an American poet. Since 2002, he is the poet laureate of the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1][2][3]

Life

He attended college on a football scholarship and earned degrees from Morningside College, the University of Iowa, and the University of Arkansas with a M.F.A. in creative writing. Since 1968, Evans has taught at South Dakota State University where he is a Professor of English and a Writer-in-Residence. Evans has published five books of poetry. He currently teaches English 201.

Awards

He received two grants as a Fulbright Scholar to study in China, and was the first South Dakotan to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1974.

References

1. David Allan Evans
2. The Man in the Rendering Room by David Allan Evans
3. Betty L. Beer - David Allan Evans, Poet Laureaut of South Dakota

External links

• Website at South Dakota State University
• Interview with a Poet: David Allan Evans