Not at all, says poet Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and a BBC commentator. "I think it's terrific." Gioia, author of the controversial book Can Poetry Matter?, contends ...

KEYSTONE – Baxter Black, cowboy poet, comedian and starvin’ cattle feeder, rides into town with his hilarious, poignant musings on rural life. Black has spun tales of ranching life on “The Tonight ...

For the last eight years, Mancos resident and former Fort Lewis College education professor Lindy Simmons has produced an original two-hour Thursday night variety show involving day performers from ...

Cowboy Poetry allows poets reflect on the lifestyle of cattle ranching and western tall tales told around a campfire. The 2018 Kansas cowboy poetry competition held on June 8th at the Discovery center ...

Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will start Thursday and run through Oct. 8. It’s a weekend filled with music, poetry, a cowboy parade and other events that celebrate the American West. This year, the ...

Cowboy poets gather at the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada to share stories in verse by and about the women and men who still live the western life of rodeos and ranching. Poetry might not be ...

GOLDEN • Terry Nash approaches the stage, a yellow bandana fastened around his neck, cowboy hat secured on his head and microphone in hand. On his hip, a leather phone case stamped with his family’s ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Editor’s Note: In the last week of January, Jay Nordlinger attended the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nev.

Mosey up to the microphone: The 2017 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest is about to take place with two regional contests, then a flourishing finale at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. The top ...

COST: $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 INFO: 307-871-6578, [email protected], http://www.glade-park.com. GLADE PARK, Colo. — Gather ‘round the ...

A talent in poetry will win one cattleman or woman a trip to the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2019. The Cowboy Poetry Contest, ...