National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
On KNPR's State of Nevada we hear the sounds from the The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, America's quintessential event honoring the western cowboy which turned 25 in 2009.
In January, the small community of Elko, Nevada, overflows with thousands of cowboys and cowgirls, poets and musicians, artisans and scholars, rural people and city folks, in town for a grand celebration of the region's ranching and rural culture. The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is a week-long celebration of life in the rural West, featuring the contemporary and traditional arts that arise from lives lived caring for land and livestock.
Our coverage of the Elko Poetry Gathering comes from independent producer Adam Burke who is heard frequently on NPR's Day to Day, with help from Nevada Public Radio Director of Programming, Dave Becker.
On KNPR's State of Nevada
National Poetry Gathering Collection of Stories
Audio Downloads:
- Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's keynote speech:
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- John Dofflemeyer's Poetry:
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- Waddie Mitchell's Poetry:
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- Michael Martin Murphy: "Springtime in the Rockies":
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- Adam Burke gives a profile of Paul Zarzyski.
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- Poultry Poetry by Baxter Black
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- Elizabeth Ebert: "He Talked About Montana"
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- Peggy Godfrey: "The Ticked Off Heifer Disease"
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- Linda Hasslestrom: "Coyote Song"
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- Wylie Gustafson: "Happy Yodel"
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Cowboy Blog
Adam Burke shares musings from his blog, A Time Traveller's Dilemmae:
- The pioneer bar...
- Everyone can yodel...
- Singalong little doggie...
- Fall madly in love with earth's fickle ways...
- Welcome to Elko...