Waddie Mitchell
Bruce Douglas "Waddie" Mitchell (born 1950 in Elko County, Nevada) is an American cowboy poet.[1] He sometimes performs his poems with a guitarist playing in the background.[citation needed] Mitchell has made eight CDs including , and his most recent, Sweat Equity.He and cowboy singer and friend Don Edwards released . Mitchell has written four books, , , and a 2015 compilation . He was chosen to write a poem describing the West for the 2002 Winter Olympics' Olympic Arts Festival.[2] He is a co-founder of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.[3]
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum presented the 2012 Wrangler Award for Best Original Composition of the year to Guy Porter Gillette (1945-2013) and his brother, William Pipp Gillette (born 1946), sons of the photographer , for their work on Mitchell's song, "Trade Off."[4]
Poems[]
- No Quit Attitude.
- Harsh Words.
- Dad.
- The Sum.
- Sage and Cedar.
- Piddlin' Pete.
- The Walkin' Man.
- Blood, Sweat and Steers.
- Hard Times Blues.
- Through the Pain.
- Say Goodbye to Montana.
- Desert Pete.
- Old Nighthawk.
- Saddle Tramp Philosopher.
- Experience of Life.
- Coyotes.
- Master's Call.
- Bad Half Hour/ Annie Laurie.
- Zebra Dun.
- Home on the Range.
- Owl Critic.
- Teepee.
- For Woody/ The Meadow.
- Belle of the Ball/ Last dance.
- Old Prospector/ The Journey.
- Cattle Call.
- Story With a Moral.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Waddie Mitchell". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "That No Quit Attitude". Essays & Poems. Olympic Arts Festival. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Waddie Mitchell". Weber: The Contemporary West. 21 (3). Spring–Summer 2004.
- ^ Perry L. Williams (January 7, 2014). "Guy Porter Gillette". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Waddie Mitchell artist profile - Cowboy Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch website.
- Waddie Mitchell Recordings - Western Jubilee Recording Company website.
- http://www.somagency.com/waddie-mitchell/ Artist Profile] - Artist's agent website.
External links[]
Biography and bibliography at the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Elko County, Nevada
- American male poets
- Cowboy poets