Poetry

SDPB's Jackie Hendry reads us her love poem about what really has her heart: South Dakota.

Janet Johnson wrote poems about her experiences during her trip to the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Now, her writing is out of the drawer and published in a new book.

A childhood letter from Badger Clark sparked a lifelong love of writing in Linda Hasselstrom. We talk with the rancher and writer about her connection to the cowboy poet.

A Cowboy's Prayer; you might have heard it at the rodeo, a wedding, or perhaps even a funeral. For ages, cowboys and those of similar lifestyles have found comfort and familiarity in the words of this poem. Maybe even more significant than the poem itself is the man behind it, Badger Clark.

SDPB examines the secrecy and inspiration behind the Black Hills hidden gem, Poet's Table.

South Dakota has a new Poet Laureate, and he’s the one the state's poetry society wanted all along.

Poet PW Covington stops by the studio to share his reflections on poetry, politics and French press coffee.

Gov. Kristi Noem did not appoint a poet laureate this year. The post may go vacant for four more years.

Highly acclaimed poet Joshua Bennett returns to In the Moment to discuss his newest book "Spoken Word: A Cultural History" and the story behind an art form.

Frank Pommersheim is a professor, poet, legal scholar and haiku guru. He joins In the Moment to read from his latest correspondence.