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Poetry on the Road - Henry’s Books - Spearfish, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Brookings Arts Council - Brookings, SD
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Poetry on the Road - The BrickHouse - Madison, SD
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Poetry on the Road - The Lonesome Dove Hall - Lemmon, SD
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Poetry on the Road - 7th Generation Cinema - Eagle Butte, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Waterfront Gallery for the Arts - Pierre, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center - Chamberlain, SD
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Submissions for Our South Dakota - 2025 Anthology of Poems
SOUTH DAKOTA POET LAUREATE’S CALL FOR POEMS FOR ANTHOLOGY – SUBMISSIONS DUE AUG 1ST. South Dakota's Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, wants to hear from you. He's putting together an anthology of poems about South Dakota persons, events, fauna, flora, anything that happened in South Dakota.
If you are from South Dakota or have been touched by South Dakota, please send up to three poems April 1–August 1. For more information, go to scurfpeapublishing.com and click on “Call for Poems – South Dakota Poet Laureate’s Anthology.” We encourage submissions from Native American poets whose work reflects the rich diversity of experience, culture and traditions.

Submissions to Pasque Petals
Pasque Petals
Submissions for each issue open once the current issue is published, closing February 1 for the spring issue and August 1 for the fall.
Pasque Petals, the South Dakota State Poetry Society’s literary magazine, is published twice a year.
Guidelines: All guidelines are listed on Submittable. Entries that do not follow those guidelines will be disqualified.
Fees: If you are a member of SDSPS, there is no fee; if you are not a member, there is a $3 fee.
To Submit: https://sdsps.submittable.com/submit

Poetry on the Road - Thollehaug Commons - Sisseton, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Watertown Regional Library - Watertown, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Outside of a Dog Books & Games - Vermillion, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Muddy Mo’s Coffee House - Yankton, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Tripp County Library Grossenburg Memorial- Winner, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Tri-State Museum - Belle Fourche, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Spearfish Senior Center- Spearfish, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Red Rooster Coffee House - Aberdeen, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Faulk Public Library - Faulkton, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Full Circle Book Co-op - Sioux Falls, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Dahl Art Center - Rapid City, SD
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Poetry on the Road - Oglala Lakota College - Kyle, SD
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Poetry on the Road - South Dakota Festival of Books - Brookings, SD
Join us for the official kick-off of Poetry on the Road 2024-2025 at the South Dakota Festival of Books in Brookings!

Youth Poetry Contest
Middle school and high school students in South Dakota, submit up to three of your best poems that somehow relate to the overarching theme “growing up in South Dakota.”

Annual Poetry Contest
Submissions are now open for the Annual Poetry Contest hosted by the South Dakota State Poetry Society! From August 1 to December 1, poets are invited to showcase their work in two distinct categories: the peoples and land of South Dakota