Today marks the end of Youth Cowboy Poetry week, which inexplicably began June 8. But don't get your chaps in a knot. Thursday is the start of the Youth Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Apparently young cowboys take four days to write the poems and another four to read, collect and trade 'em.
If you like your cowboy poets on the more mature side, we suggest reading something from cowboy poet and former large animal veterinarian, Baxter Black. You can also listen to some poems by cowboys gathered at the 2004 20th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, courtesy of NPR.
Here are some books of cowboy poetry in the Mudd.