Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Hal Cannon
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 171,Width 108
Category/GenrePoetry
ISBN/Barcode 9780879052089
ClassificationsDewey:811.04408352
Audience
General
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Imprint Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Publication Date 1 October 1985
Publication Country United States

Description

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

Author Biography

Hal Cannon was the first director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, and founder of the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering. He lives in Salt Lake City.