FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
108
Jennifer Olds
Blinding the Infidel
A week after you came home we noticed how you ran into fences.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
107
Jennifer Olds
A Wild One Goes
A spavined mare limps out.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
106
Mela D. Mlekush
Gentleman of the Prairie
He is much about rosebushes, frost-coated and still.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
104
Mela D. Mlekush
The Rummage Sale
Orange plaid polyester pantsuit hangs sunset bright.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
102
Jo-Ann Mapson
Tell Us Again
"Back then," Gemma said, "they gave you ether, none of this panting like a run-over dog.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
100
Jo-Ann Mapson
Spooking the Horses
It wasn't enough to scale the grapestake.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
99
Jo-Ann Mapson
Graining the Mare
Out back of Lillies barn, the sparse snow chills our ankles.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
98
Margot Liberty
Epitaph
She never shook the stars from their appointed courses.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
97
Margot Liberty
Rain Prayer
For so long, we've longed for rain.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
96
Margot Liberty
Evening, Four Mile
Incredible, the softness of this air.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
94
Linda Hussa
The Blue Filly
She was just three. Weaned again.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
92
Linda Hussa
The Widow Olson
So we passed this neat little ranch on the edge of Catlow Valley.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
88
Linda Hussa
Homesteaders, Poor and Dry
The world was bone dry.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
86
Linda Hussa
Under the Hunter Moon
I slip the rifle sling over my shoulder and step into the silence of dawn.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
84
Linda Hussa
Homestead in Hell Creek Canyon
Quiet; Plenty to do but I write Ma again.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
83
Linda Hogan
Celebration: Birth of a Colt
When we reach the field she is still eating.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
82
Linda Hogan
Left Hand Canyon
In the air which moves the grass moves the fur of a black horse.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
80
Linda Hogan
The Other Voices
There are things we do not tell.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
77
Joan Hoffman
Remembering Willie Mae
I remember like last night, Willie Mae coming to town.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
76
Joan Hoffman
I Remember Being Beautiful
My lovely, lineless face was my birth right.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
75
Joan Hoffman
Helen
I think now of Helen, the bride.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
74
Joan Hoffman
The Lonely, Empty, Prairie Sky
In the midst of everywhere I know this place.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
73
Joan Hoffman
New Ranch Wife
A bride walks love-first into a strangers house.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
72
Linda M. Hasselstrom
Beef Eater
I have been eating beef hearts all my life.
Poetry of Ranch Women
Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women
Teresa Jordan
FC 11 J-10
70
Linda M. Hasselstrom
Planting Peas
It's not spring yet, but I can't wait anymore.
Poetry of Ranch Women