40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The unique places that shape, and often dictate, our livelihoods also have distinctive feelings we've learned to recognize and write about. Adding human characteristics to certain aspects of place, like the trees, rocks, rivers, and mountains, brings them alive in our poetry and prose. Many cultures and native philosophies incorporate animism as a part of their worldview, attributing a spirit, a heart, or a soul to some of these subjects. Join Patricia Frolander in this workshop, where we will attempt to find a sense of spirituality that is unique to where we live, hopefully enriching the depth and scope of our poetic expression