Cowboy Poetry Matters: From Abilene to the Mainstream: Contemporary Cowboy Writing
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Editor: Robert McDowellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-01
ISBN: 1885266898
Number of pages: 274
Publisher: Story Line Press
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Book Review: The best anthology of cowboy poetry available today
Summary: 5 Stars
If this is not the first, it is undoubtedly the best, anthology of cowboy poetry available today. For many years I thought cowboy poetry was kind of, well, you know, cowboyish. That is, it was kind of cute in a nursery rhyme sort of way but was not really relevant when you compared it to real poetry. Fortunately, I was privideged to live in the west for four years and was introduced to some of the best poetry I have ever read. It was called, well, cowboy poetry! Not only was it as well written as any so-called mainstream poetry but it has a way of speaking to the reader that will forever change the way you view cowboy poetry. Thus, it was with great interest that I read Cowboy Poetry Matters. The book brings together some of the best and brightest cowboy poets writing today, most notably Linda Hussa, Linda Hasselstrom, and Laurie Buyer and places their work along side such well known mainstream poets as Donald Hall and Maxine Kumin. The result is a remarkable collection of poetry by diverse poets that discover they share a lot of common ground and that cowboy poetry can be, and is, as relevant and diverse as the poets. In addition to a feed bag full of wonderful poetry, the reader will find memoirs by Linda Hussa and Wallace McRae which will stir your soul. Not to be overlooked is a stimulating series of critical essays by Dana Gioia, Paul Zarzyski, and Kathy Ogren which will challenge you to view cowboy poetry in ways you may have never considered. I encourage readers that want to be introduced to some of the very best cowboy poetry available today to try this book. As they say in the west "How long has it been since you read some really bood cowboy poetry?" "Well pardner, that's to long."
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