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South Dakota's Poetry Out Loud champion headed to D.C.

South Dakota Poetry Out Loud champion Grace Powell
South Dakota Arts Council
South Dakota Poetry Out Loud champion Grace Powell

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

South Dakota has a new Poetry Out Loud state champion.

Grace Powell is a senior at Dakota Valley High School in North Sioux City, SD. She recently won the state Poetry Out Loud competition and will advance to nationals.

She joined "In the Moment" to share her experience with spoken word and share her performance. She reads "The Gamble" by Laura Hershey.

Powell heads to the national stage Wednesday, May 1 in Washington, D.C.. She is scheduled to compete in the 5 p.m. EDT time block (4 p.m. CDT / 3 p.m. MDT).

Both days of competition will stream through a live, one-time-only webcast at arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud.

Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.