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Meet Yvonne Hollenbeck, acclaimed cowgirl poet, writer

The video above comes from SDPB's arts & life program, Dakota Life.

Yvonne Hollenbeck performs her original poetry throughout the United States, becoming one of the most published cowgirl poets in the West. Yvonne also writes articles about life in rural America in various publications throughout the country.

We sit down with Yvonne and learn about poetry, quilting, and life on the prairie of South Dakota.

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