Bruce Douglas "Waddie" Mitchell (born 1950 in
Elko County, Nevada
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) is an American
cowboy poet
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 ...
. He sometimes performs his poems with a guitarist playing in the background. Mitchell has made eight CDs including ''
That No Quit Attitude,
Lone Drifting Rider ''and his most recent, ''
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''.He and cowboy singer and friend Don Edwards released ''
The Bard and the Balladeer Live From Cowtown. ''Mitchell has written four books, ''
Waddie's Whole Load,
A Cowboy's Night Before Christmas,
Lone Driftin' Rider ''and a 2015 compilation ''
One Hundred Poems
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. ''He was chosen to write a poem describing the West for the
2002 Winter Olympics
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' Olympic Arts Festival. He is a co-founder of the
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History
William Wilson secu ...
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Poems
*No Quit Attitude.
*Harsh Words.
*Dad.
*The Sum.
*Sage and Cedar.
*Piddlin' Pete.
*The Walkin' Man.
*Blood, Sweat and Steers.
*Hard Times Blues.
*Through the Pain.
*Say Goodbye to Montana.
*Desert Pete.
*Old Nighthawk.
*Saddle Tramp Philosopher.
*Experience of Life.
*Coyotes.
*Master's Call.
*Bad Half Hour/ Annie Laurie.
*Zebra Dun.
*Home on the Range.
*Owl Critic.
*Teepee.
*For Woody/ The Meadow.
*Belle of the Ball/ Last dance.
*Old Prospector/ The Journey.
*Cattle Call.
*Story With a Moral.
See also
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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 ...
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List of poets
This is an alphabetical list of internationally notable poets.
A Ab–Ak
*Aarudhra (1925–1968), Indian Telugu poet, born Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry
* Jonathan Aaron (born 1941), US poet
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian poet
*Henry ...
References
Waddie Mitchellartist profile - Cowboy Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch website.
Waddie Mitchell Recordings- Western Jubilee Recording Company website.
*http://www.somagency.com/waddie-mitchell/ Artist Profile] - Artist's agent website.
External links
Biography and bibliography at th
Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
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1950 births
Living people
People from Elko County, Nevada
American male poets
Cowboy poets