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Meet Shangri-La Hou, the Midwest region’s National Student Poet
In her poetry, Shangri-La Hou explores the natural world and how people interact in — and with — it. The 18-year-old Lake St. Louis resident and recent John Burroughs School graduate’s work is informed by her upbringing in Florida, New Mexico and Missouri. …