ELKO, Nev., January 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering--the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions--will

ELKO, Nev., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hard work, scarce pay, lonesome nights, heartbreak and death -- common themes of the blues and of the songs, poems and stories of the cowboy.

ELKO, Nev., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 27th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, will take place January 24-29, 2011, in Elko, Nevada.

ELKO, Nev., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 26th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering welcomes cowboys from the southeast United States to Elko, January 23-30, 2010.

First Event Inspired a Poetic Renaissance Still Thriving Today ELKO, Nev., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been 25 years since the first Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, and some people still think cowboy poetry is a contradiction in terms.