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Russell County Russell Country
by Bette Wolf Duncan.

We've enjoyed featuring the poetry of Bette Wolf Duncan for years in The Wyoming Companion's Cowboy Poetry Gathering Section.

For a lover of Cowboy Poetry, her latest book, Russell Country would be a fine gift or stocking stuffer. In addition to three dozen poems, the book also features black and white reproductions of paintings by western artist Charlie Russell.

Many of Bette's poems already appear elsewhere in The Wyoming Companion including a few from this book.

To order the book, contact Hancock House Publishers, 1431 Harrison Avenue, Blaine, Washington 98230-5005.

Hancock House Publishers also features other books with Cowboy Poetry and/or western themes. Write or call them for additional information.

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R U Lazy 2? The Cowboy Poetry of Ira Cowpoke
by A.G. Nelson.



"R U Lazy 2?" is an interesting collection of Cowboy Poetry by "Ira Cowpoke" a fictional poet from the mind of A.G. Nelson of Pinedale, Wyoming. Spiced with plenty of manure references, flatulence and a "Rocky Mountain Oyster" or two, this is a collection of somewhat ribald poetry for those who enjoy their poetry laced with plenty of drawings of low riding jeans (which seems to be Ira's trademark).

We did laugh and it was a "guilty pleasure". Ira makes us laugh through his frustrations with a prostate exam, buying ladies underwear and other political incorrectness...but it's all in fun.

In addition to poems such as "The Chili Cookoff", "Methane Madness", "Cow Pasture Pool", and "The Oyster Fry", here is a sample from the book:
Asserting Your Maleness

Ya see, I'm a progressive cowpoke,
And am open to anything that ain't wrong;
And I heard a seminar was being offered,
That would make weak men more strong.

Now I'm not meek by any means,
But do have some stress in my life;
So I felt I could use some learnin',
On how to stand up to my wife.

So when the class come to town,
I was the first there to claim my bag;
And I giggled like a schoolgirl,
When they handed me my name tag.

The experts spoke of male bonding,
Passiveness, submission, and such;
I'd never heard of a feminine side,
Or knew that men hugged that much!

It didn't take me too long to lose interest,
In this bunch of yellow bellied yuppies;
Not once was "ropin" mentioned,
Or "cow dogs you raised from puppies"!

I expected to hear phrases like,
"It's OK to fish on your wife's birthday";
And, "it's unethical to buy freshly killed flowers",
Or, "Valentines Day ain't a real holiday anyway"!

But instead I was agog and aghast,
At the blasphemy uttered that day;
How can you call yourself a man,
Bawlin' and a carryin' on that way?!!

But comin' away from the seminar
I decided I'm pretty well rounded;
And some of my preconceived stereotypes
Appeared to be mostly unfounded.

So I returned home again,
With a deeper appreciation for life;
Offered to do the evening dishes,
And then perfumed CPR on my wife!

But I couldn't let her think,
That I wasn't the only captain on this boat
So I made sure I put her in her place
And then I promptly passed her the remote!

© 2000 A.G. Nelson

"R U Lazy 2? The Cowboy Poetry of Ira Cowpoke" by A.G. Nelson is published by Pseudo Publishers of Pinedale, Wyoming. (P.O. Box 1547, Pinedale, WY 82941)
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