David Allan Evans (born 1940 Sioux City, Iowa) USA is an American poet. From 2002 to 2014, he was the poet laureate of the U.S. state of South Dakota. 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. 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 External links Website at South Dakota State University Interview with a Poet: David Allan Evans 1940 births Living people 21st-century American poets Poets from Iowa Poets from South Dakota Poets Laureate of South Dakota 20th-century American poets Morningside University alumni University of Iowa alumni University of Arkansas alumni South Dakota State University faculty