ELKO — Paul Zarzyski is a Montana poet at home in this Northern Nevada town, but he has been to Las Vegas, too. That’s where he, shall we say, did the research for his poem called “Pomes.” He’s a ...

There’s something timeless about a cowboy’s story–tales told under starlit skies, woven with humor, grit, and the quiet strength of life on the range. On Wednesday, July 30, the Utah County Fair will ...

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 ...

Last week he headlined at Grainstock – Woodstock for agriculture folk in Soda Springs, Idaho – and now cowboy poet and humorist Baxter Black is set to perform in San Juan Capistrano this weekend.

HOT SPRINGS, SD – “Toughest competition they’ve ever had!” That’s a comment heard several times over during the two day rodeo event. The 10th annual World’s Only National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo was held ...

Lynn Phillips sits in the living room of his home dressed in his hospital scrubs waiting to be called back to the hospital, as he talks about his new CD of cowboy poetry. “It started out as a form of ...

For the fourth time in the 14-year history of the Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest, the same person won both the serious and humorous divisions at the 2024 state championship. Betty Burlingham of ...

Marc Bradshaw finds inspiration for poetry in some of the simplest life experiences — including ordering curly fries. “My wife and I walk into a Jack in the Box restaurant and order a sandwich,” ...

The 2025 finals of the annual Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest will be at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, KS at 7 p.m. July 25, on the eve of the National Day of the Cowboy. At the finals, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 24—Local poet Rik Goodell had a good year, indeed. He won the International Western Music Association Award of Excellence for ...