In the News

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

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

Talking Watercolors + Cowboy Gear with Willy Matthews

Double Scoop, Feb 13, 2023
https://www.doublescoop.art/talking-watercolors-cowboy-gear-with-with-willy-matthews/

Celebrating Cowboy Culture in Nevada

Canadian Geographic Travel, Feb 14, 2019
https://cangeotravel.ca/article/celebrating-cowboy-culture-in-nevada/

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

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 Roots of Cowboy Music

MTV.com
http://www.mtv.com/news/2990869/the-roots-of-cowboy-music/

Cowboy Poetry is the American Art Form You've Never Heard Of

VICE.com
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aeq8v4/cowboy-poetry-is-the-american-art-form-youve-never-heard-of

Veterans make peace with past at Cowboy Poetry workshop

Washington Times (AP)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/5/veterans-make-peace-with-past-at-cowboy-poetry-wor/

How to Cowboy Poetry, From Some Veteran Gathering-Goers

TravelNevada
http://travelnevada.com/adventures/32865/expert-s-guide-to-cowboy-poetry

At the Gathering

KNPB Public Broadcasting Video
http://watch.knpb.org/video/2328450237/

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