Synopses & Reviews
Truly a western classic, Cowboy Poetry is the definitive collection of the genre. Hal Cannon, famed for his own writing and poetry, edits this collection of some of the most enduring and essential cowboy poetry ever written. Comprised of classic material gathered from ranch poets, cowboy reciters, and published works -- and of the exciting new poetry and prose of the last few years.
Synopsis
This collection of poems was chosen from among 10, 000 gathered from cowboy reciters, ranch poets and from a library of over 200 published works of cowboy verse. One third of the poems are classics that have proven their vitality by having lived in the hearts and minds of cowboys and ranchers for decades. The remaining two-thirds are new, created within the last few years.