If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

Oleson, a junior, is the latest Siouxlander to make it to the Poetry Out Loud nationals following 2024 competitor Grace Powell, a Dakota Valley grad. We talked with Oleson, Powell and Poetry Out Loud ...