Cowboy Poets

American cowboys have been writing poetry for more than a century. Cowboy Poets profiles three cowboy reciters--Waddie Mitchell, Slim Kite and Wally McRae--representing three different aspects of the cowboy-poetry tradition. A Kim Shelton film.

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• poetry
• gathering
• poets
• Waddie
• Mitchell
• Slim
• Kite
• Wally
• McRae
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[boldwoodbug]

Thanks for a great vid. Wish we had more footage....bronco twisters prayer and such..

[folkstreamer]

you can watch to whole film for free on Folkstreams dot net

[sleding08]

I am Bill Hirschi's daughter in law and I love this poem of his. Many people have givin others credit for Bill's work, but we as a family wanted to thank you for getting the word out to who the true author is. Bill is a VERY talented cowboy poet and although many would say that his "bra" poem is the best they've ever heard, I want to let you know there are MANY more just as great and better of his own personal compositions that have only been heard locally!

[Methadone4Life]

Folkstreams is a great web site..a tresure for history and culture lovers!

[MrDex2727]

this guy is my hero

[fngrpkn06]

Very nice!

[tannereugene1]

waddie mitchell hope to see you again this summer you are great

[dgtxdutch]

This sure brought the McWhorter boys, Frankie & Larry, to mind. They was tops in thier trade, be it music, word or stock! They're up there ridin' for the Lord now.

Good Job!

[EquineInternet]

Well done..

[seniorteam]

great, rich, it makes you travel in the mind. Beautifull.

[Vortexghost]

Im a cowboy without a horse...but a bard none less