"Things of Intrinsic Worth"

Cowboy poet, Wallace McRae
Photo by Carol Edison
Happy New Year from the Western Folklife Center! Included in this first podcast of 2007 is a twenty-year-old recitation of Wallace McRae's classic poem, "Things of Intrinsic Worth," recorded during the third Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 1987. Paul Zarzyski provides his take on the importance of this poem within the cowboy poetry canon, from an interview with Paul in 2004.

Length: 5:58 ~ Listen or Podcast from iTunes.

This poem is available in our online Gift shop: As a broadside (small poster) and in Wally's first book, Cowboy Curmudgeon, long out of print but re-issued in time for the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

This Podcast was drawn from the Western Folklife Center's archival audio material of National Cowboy Poetry Gathering performances. If you have questions or comments concerning the podcast, please drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
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