Stories, poems and interviews included in this episode:

Ted Dennison

Poem 1: Young Gun

Teller: Ted E. Dennison

Site: http://www.mytexasmusic.com/

Notes: A father nostalgically watches his son play cowboy in their backyard.

Paul Bliss

Poem 2: Salem on the Mountains

Teller: Paul Bliss

Site: http://www.kindcrone.com/

Notes: Paul's CD Pure Bliss is nominated for the Western Music Association's Poetry CD of the Year award! This is his poem that captures the love and reverence cowboy's have for the land they work.

Waddie Mitchell

Poem 3: The Sounds a Cowboy Hears

Teller: Waddie Mitchell

Site: http://www.somagency.com/

Notes About This Episode: This poem is the musings of a cowboy as he looks back on his life.

Paul Bliss

Poem 4: There'll Never Be Another Ewe

Teller: Paul Bliss

Site: http://paulfbliss.blogspot.com/

Notes: A man tries to wrestle with a ewe (female sheep) and she runs him all around the barnyard.

Paul Bliss

Interview 1: Jeff Streeby

\*\*Notes:\*\* In the interview Sam Payne talks with and Jeff Streeby to discuss the academic treatment of cowboy poetry.  They talk Jeff's book "Sunday Creek" and they also have Jeff recites a little cowboy poetry for us on the show.

Paul Bliss

Story 5: The Bust

Teller: Paul Bliss

Site: http://paulfbliss.blogspot.com/

Notes: A poem that portrays the intense relationship between man and horse.

Paul Bliss

Story 6: The Whole Load

Teller: Waddie Mitchell

Site: http://www.somagency.com/

Notes: A preacher becomes discouraged by his lack of a congregation until a lone cowboy shows up to be taught.

Paul Bliss

Story 7: Old Night Hawk