American cowboys have been writing poetry for over a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of the Western heroes and serves as an imaginative form of oral history. Cowboy Poets travels to the big sky country of Nevada, Montana, and Arizona to explore the tradition and to introduce three working cowboys, and the poetry they write about the lifestyle and land they love: Waddie Mitchell, Slim Kite, and Wally McRae.
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Kim Shelton Director · John Knoop Cinematographer Emiko Omori Cinematographer
United States release April 7, 1988 · Produced in United States · Production Folkstreams.
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Kim Shelton
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Folkstreams.
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United States · April 7, 1988
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