David Allan Evans is a South Dakota Poet.
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“The poems of Dave Evans are lithe and athletic, and have a sense of earned urgency rare in contemporary literature. I always read him with delight, and follow where he takes me: to good regions, full of health and muscle.” 

– Famed American poet and novelist James Dickey on David Allan Evans’ poetry

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For publishing information and other inquiries, email Dave Evans or call him at 605-988-4486.

    Short Stories

    David Allan Evans’ Short Stories

    The Celebration

    There were no stars and no moon over Crystal Lake. It was early in May, after swimming hours. We were the Central High School relay team—which earlier that day had broken two 25-year-old records at the Holstein Relays, the last meet of our senior year–sitting on the edge of the dock about 15 yards from shore, with our feet cut off at the ankles by the cold, black water. We were celebrating, working on our third beer.

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    I knew the question was coming, it was just a matter of time.

    “Why did you buy the hide-a-bed?” My wife Beth and I were sitting in Walt and Edna’s Truck Stop around midnight, on a Friday in June. We had been to a beer joint called Danceland with another couple, after I’d played a softball game. We hadn’t done any dancing, and not just because I still had my uniform and sneakers on. Beth wanted to stop for coffee. As if she had questions to ask.

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    Buy David Allan Evans’ Latest Book

    David Allan Evans' latest book is the Carnival, the Life.

    THE CARNIVAL, THE LIFE

    David Allan Evans‘ vision is virtually limitless. Born of the great expanse of South Dakota and touching locales as distant as Mexico, China and the Isle of Man, Evans’ expression of that vision is as subtle as it is encompassing. THE CARNIVAL, THE LIFE (Settlement House Books, 2013) is a meditation on a life well lived.

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    David Allan Evans
    4000 Westport Ave.
    Sioux Falls, SD 57106

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