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Johnny Reedy, left, and sister Brigid Reedy dance together during the Midnight Dance at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nev., on Feb. 4. Photo by Bridget Bennett.
What Is Cowboy Poetry? Inside a festival where thousands celebrate the land, environment and beyond
Los Angeles Times, Mar 27, 2023
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vreyKUveTE1BI0o2ZuhKHHeAh83U48dw/view
Photo by Joshua Cogan.
Every Year the Spirit of the American West is Awakened in Nevada
National Geographic, Mar 16, 2023
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paid-content-the-spirit-of-the-american-west-is-awakened-in-nevada
State of the West (audio)
The Nevada Independent, Feb 14, 2023
https://thenevadaindependent.com/podcast/state-of-the-west
Watercolor of Waddie Mitchell by William Matthews.
Talking Watercolors + Cowboy Gear with Willy Matthews
Double Scoop, Feb 13, 2023
https://www.doublescoop.art/talking-watercolors-cowboy-gear-with-with-willy-matthews/
Hal Cannon was instrumental in establishing the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Photo by A.J. Mangum.
A Gathering of Cowboy Poets
Western Horseman
https://westernhorseman.com/culture/out-west/a-gathering-of-cowboy-poets/
At the Gathering, photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland
Work Songs of the Cowboy Poets
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/style/cowboy-poets-elko-nevada.html
The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering wraps with a spirited dance starting at midnight and lasting until the early hours of the morning. Photo by Liz Beddall.
Celebrating Cowboy Culture in Nevada
Canadian Geographic Travel
https://cangeotravel.ca/article/celebrating-cowboy-culture-in-nevada/
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The Roots of Cowboy Music
MTV.com
http://www.mtv.com/news/2990869/the-roots-of-cowboy-music/
Image altered from: Frederic Remington, The Cowboy. 1902
How A Godless Democrat Fell in Love With Cowboy Poetry
The Paris Review
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/12/13/godless-democrat-fell-love-cowboy-poetry/
The sun sets over Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada. Photo by Kim Raff for The New York Times
At the Cowboy Poetry Gathering,
Tall Tales, Resonant Rhymes
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/travel/cowboy-poetry-gathering-nevada.html
Image altered: Thomas Eakins, Cowboys in the Bad Lands (1888)
High Lonesome: A Dispatch from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Lit Hub.com
https://lithub.com/high-lonesome-a-dispatch-from-the-national-cowboy-poetry-gathering/
Poets Randy Rieman, John Dofflemyer and Joel Nelson, photo by Charlie Ekburg
Cowboy Poetry is the American Art Form You've Never Heard Of
In the Audience, photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland
How to Cowboy Poetry, From Some Veteran Gathering-Goers
TravelNevada
http://travelnevada.com/adventures/32865/expert-s-guide-to-cowboy-poetry