Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Poetry of the Open Range

Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Poetry of the Open Range

PRESCOTT, Ariz.—The cowboys and cowgirls were navigating a different kind of landscape—one of rhythm, rhyme and reflections born around the campfire nearly 200 years ago. Most were cattle ranchers, but each had a story to tell at the 38th Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering in Prescott. From Aug. 6–8, more than 40 poets, musicians and songwriters came together at Yavapai Community College for a regional celebration of cowboy culture. “It’s a hard lif…