New Cowboy Poetry: A Contemporary GatheringHal Cannon Whether you consider yourself a real cowpoke or a western romantic, you are going to enjoy this batch of new cowboy poems. Reading them aloud, it's easy to get caught up in the spirit of the West. You can almost hear the creak of saddle leather, smell the aroma of chuck wagon coffee, and feel the glow of a mellow campfire beneath a starry desert sky. Here is a first-rate sampling of the best cowboy poetry being written today. The poets in this collection hail from all over the West--California, Montana, Texas and everywhere in between. Some of them have been seen on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, and all have recited their works at the granddaddy of the gatherings, the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. |
Contents
Darrell Arnold Theres Somethin That | 1 |
Ed Brown Saloons | 9 |
Leon Flick Listen to the Sun Go Down | 18 |
Mike Logan Brands | 27 |
Gary McMahan A Cowboyin Day | 34 |
Rod McQueary A Jokers Pay | 40 |
Wallace McRae Hat Etiquette | 46 |
Waddie Mitchell The Whole Load | 55 |
Barney Nelson Birth of a Native Texan | 61 |
Common terms and phrases
Abajo Mountains ain't Arizona boots bout bronc BUCK RAMSEY buckaroo bull bullhide chaps cattle chaps you wore Cooky cow camp cowboy knows Cowboy Poetry Gathering cowboy's cows creek dream drifter Dry Willow eyes feel GENE RANDELS grass GWEN PETERSEN hand hard head hear hill homeguard horse hoof horses Ian Tyson JOEL NELSON Juan Chacon kids land live look Madge mare MIKE LOGAN Montana moon mornin Mountains Nevada never night Number outfit PAUL ZARZYSKI poems poets pony ranch rawhide RED STEAGALL ride ridin roan rode rodeo rope ropin Ruby Valley saddle sagebrush Salmon River Breaks Samarkand Sequoia National Park sheep Slim snow song stars sure swather talk Texas There's somethin things town trail trees turned VESS QUINLAN WADDIE MITCHELL wagon WALLACE MCRAE West western wife wild winter Wolf Teeth Yellowjacket