National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
LocationNevada
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1985 (1985)
FounderSarah Sweetwater and her friends started the Folklife Festival in the Elko park in the 1970s. She wanted to keep cowboy culture alive by recording cowboy poets and when the event began to grow, she hired Hal Cannon to help with the business and marketing.

The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (formerly: Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering), is an annual gathering celebrating cowboy poetry produced by the Western Folklife Center, that takes place in Elko, Nevada, United States.

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