FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
42
John William Kulm
You Can Always Find Work
Months of job seeking, having been forever self-employed. No history of working for a company on anyone else's degree. Qualified for everything and nothing.
work, service, government
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
46
John William Kulm
Sixteen Minutes of Hail
Wiping his cheek on his sleeve, blowing his nose with his thumb, I saw a farmer cry.
hail, rain, harvest
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
50
John William Kulm
Farm Town
She's elderly, and she says she hates being called elderly.
town, farmhouse, elderly
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
53
John William Kulm
The Moment I Quit
I can remember the moment when I decided to quit farming, sitting at my desk, working the numbers in Excel at year's end.
family life, economy, bills
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
57
John William Kulm
Twenty-two Months
Twenty-two months after I told my parents I had to quit farming my dad died.
death, pain, memory
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
59
John William Kulm
Sometimes He'd Fall Asleep
Sometimes he'd fall asleep in his pickup truck in the sun on a cool afternoon, and I'd check in on him to make sure he hadn't passed away
sleep, memory, father
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
60
John William Kulm
Old
He's old, and he knows he's old. The very first time I knew my dad was old was fifteen years ago inside a corral in a snowstorm
old, age, memory
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
62
John William Kulm
As My Dada Usd to Say
He called me "Bud", and he's the only person who ever called me by that name.
nickname, corn, teasing
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
67
John William Kulm
Where the Grass Grows
The grass sure grows in the pasture around that fencpost
grass, greed, pasture
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
68
John William Kulm
I Take Walks at Night
I take walks at night under the stars and though stars out over the farm are sure bright where the night is darker
night, walk, exercise
The Five Stages of Quitting Farming
John William Kulm
FOLK COLL 11 K-36
71
John William Kulm
Something Occurred
Something occurred to me when I was puttering with a patch of peas in my garden.
garden, harvest, berries
Round Legs: A Photographic Essay
Sam Agins
FOLK COLL 11 A-25
Singin' Sam Agins
photos, poetry, display