Trail Mix, a book of cowboy Language, Lingo, Poetry & Recipes
by Diane Tribitt
available for $17.95 from Bookhouse Fulfillment www.bookhousefullfillment.com
(800)-901-3480 Ext. 118. or by email tribitt@brainerd.net
Minnesota cowgirl poet Diane Tribitt has a new book of cowboy poetry hot off the press in January 2007, and it is chocked full of good stuff to read.
Published by Beaver's Pond Press, Inc. Edina, Minnesota, Trail Mix is divided into ten chapters about cowboy poetry, cowboy sayin's, cowboy lingo, rodeo, poker, Native Americans, cowboy cooking and family photos. The 304 page book contains 41 pages of Diane's original poetry
Featured in the book is her original poem, "Upgrading the Herd," for which Diane was recognized as one of the "8 Seconds" in the 2006 Thirteenth Lariat Laureate cowboy poetry competition on www.cowboypoetry.com.
The well-produced book is full of useful information. One can learn the meaning of the phrase "Hurricane Deck" in the Cowboy Lingo section, or learn how to prepare "Cowboy Stew" in the Chuck Wagon Cookin' section. The Special Features chapter features the songs and lyrics of songwriter, Will Dudley.
Diane Tribitt captures the life of modern day cowboys in her poetry. She was awarded first place as a serious poet in the Silver Buckle division of the world's only Cowboy Poetry Rodeo held in Kanab, Utah in 2006. In Trail Mix, Diane sums up her poetry, knowledge of rodeo as a rodeo secretary, and her experience as a ranch manager in an organized, easy-to-read manner. Trail Mix is definitely a book that needs to be added to any serious collection of cowboy poetry.
Trail Mix is available for $17.95 from Bookhouse Fulfillment www.bookhousefullfillment.com (800)-901-3480 Ext. 118. or by email tribitt@brainerd.net
For more information visit at www.dianetribitt.com, www.BeaversPondPress.com, and www.cowboypoetry.com.
© 2007, Smoke Wade