Go to Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?
- Add a comment
- Go to A COWBOY POET: COLLECTOR OF OLD WEST STORIES
It is good to remember the old ways, lurid as they may well be in that tough scenario.
posted by
C_C_T
on July 8, 2022 at 6:58 AM
| link to this | reply
Cowboy Poetry is a genre in and of itself, I have been told. It's different than Western [style] Poetry from what I understand, at least that's what my friend tells me. Some of it is quite good and this reads as a very interesting style. Sounds like it is more verse?
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on July 7, 2022 at 9:07 PM
| link to this | reply
I personally wouldn't want any one's dead part of them but i like the way he writes.
posted by
Kabu
on July 7, 2022 at 3:55 PM
| link to this | reply
I had to laugh about giving the finger to someone after you die.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 7, 2022 at 12:38 PM
| link to this | reply
Good Afternoon
Pat, we watch old west shows but I've never read poetry about the old west.
posted by
Goldiec
on July 7, 2022 at 9:49 AM
| link to this | reply
Re: Sherri G
I believe Mr. Lockley was a writer for local newspapers in western Oregon, and Mike Helm was the editor who pulled this Lockley collection together. Pat Garrett, if memory serves, was a sheriff or U.S. marshall from another western state.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 7, 2022 at 9:33 AM
| link to this | reply
Good afternoon
You have touched on quite a bit of history in this post. I grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon for several years and I have never heard of this cowboy poet. After searching, I did manage to locate this piece that offers verse and poems from the Lockley files. Oregon History and Folklore from Mike Helm (anitra.net) Now I am checking out Pat Garrett. That surname connection runs in my family through my great-great grandmother.
posted by
Sherri_G
on July 7, 2022 at 9:12 AM
| link to this | reply
The actor, Bill Pullman, with whom Charlie worked on a project several years ago, presented a one-man show based on the musings of an old literary cowboy. I don't remember the name, but if I find it, I'll let you know. It was an engaging show!
posted by
Ciel
on July 7, 2022 at 7:55 AM
| link to this | reply