Jay Snider is the current
poet laureate of Oklahoma, serving from 2023 to 2024.
He writes in the
cowboy poetry
Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry that grew from a tradition of cowboys telling stories.
Authorship
Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that authors should have so ...
genre. He is the third cowboy poet to be appointed Oklahoma state poet laureate after his predecessors
Joe Kreger and
Eddie Wilcoxen. He was previously named Lariat Laureate by CowboyPoetry.com in 2001 and Cowboy Poet of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 2008.
He resides in
Cyril, Oklahoma
Cyril is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Cyril is located in southeastern Caddo County at (34.897969, -98.202843). U.S. Route 277 passes through the town, leading northeast ...
and works as a rancher.
See also
*
Poets Laureate of Oklahoma
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
List of Poets Laureate
* Violet McDougal – 1923–1931
* Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940
*Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942
* Della Ione Young – 1943–1 ...
References
Living people
Ranchers from Oklahoma
Cowboy poets
Poets Laureate of Oklahoma
Year of birth missing (living people)
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