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单词 cowboy poetry
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Definition of cowboy poetry in English:

cowboy poetry

noun
mass noun
  • A type of folk poetry associated with the lifestyle of cattle ranching in western North America.

    he first started writing cowboy poetry in the late 1970s, inspired by the experiences he had on his job with cowboys at ranches and feedlots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On Sundays they do old time gospel and intersperse the program with cowboy poetry.
    • Cowboy poetry represents the survival of the verse and songs that Western cattle drivers composed and performed to entertain themselves on the range.
    • Beyond the emergence of rap, cowboy poetry, and poetry slams, notable changes include the rise of independent nonprofit literary presses.
    • A particularly interesting discussion of the importance of new oral poetries - from rap to cowboy poetry to slam poetry - can be found in the article.
    • In its quieter way, cowboy poetry takes equally overt delight in its formal elements.
    • I heard on a Montana cattle drive in 1989 my first cowboy poetry.
    • Boss's by nature a peaceful man, living the sort of gritty romance eulogized in cowboy poetry.
    • There are now over one hundred fifty widely-attended festivals of cowboy poetry in Western America attracting huge audiences as well as producing a steady stream of anthologies, books, tapes, and videos.
    • "A Thing for You" goes for zen cowboy poetry with its recitation of the essential facts of love - "falling stars fall to the ground / floors are flat and the moon is round" - before stating that his love for her should be just as obvious.
    • Evenings will also be filled with story telling, cowboy poetry, Karaoke dancing, music and a variety of other activities.
    • "This is a huge honour," says Daley, who grew up in a ranching family west of Granum, Alberta and began writing cowboy poetry for the Pincher Creek Gathering in 1990.

Derivatives

  • cowboy poet

  • noun
    • Peruse a catalog or bookstore shelf: choose among women, African American, gay, teenage, Latino, or even cowboy poets.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One night we went on a hay ride to a barbeque, and a cowboy poet rode down and read to us.
      • Alisal Guest Ranch wrangler and cowboy poet Jake Copass, 82, is a link to an earlier era of ranching in the area.
      • Frank, who was a cowboy and a cowboy poet, published several books of his poems.
      • The gathering began in 1985 as a serious effort to help the Western Folklife Center record a dying breed of cowboy poets and rescue a historic art form.
 
 

Definition of cowboy poetry in US English:

cowboy poetry

noun
  • A type of folk poetry associated with the lifestyle of cattle ranching in western North America.

    he first started writing cowboy poetry in the late 1970s, inspired by the experiences he had on his job with cowboys at ranches and feedlots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are now over one hundred fifty widely-attended festivals of cowboy poetry in Western America attracting huge audiences as well as producing a steady stream of anthologies, books, tapes, and videos.
    • In its quieter way, cowboy poetry takes equally overt delight in its formal elements.
    • "This is a huge honour," says Daley, who grew up in a ranching family west of Granum, Alberta and began writing cowboy poetry for the Pincher Creek Gathering in 1990.
    • A particularly interesting discussion of the importance of new oral poetries - from rap to cowboy poetry to slam poetry - can be found in the article.
    • Evenings will also be filled with story telling, cowboy poetry, Karaoke dancing, music and a variety of other activities.
    • I heard on a Montana cattle drive in 1989 my first cowboy poetry.
    • Beyond the emergence of rap, cowboy poetry, and poetry slams, notable changes include the rise of independent nonprofit literary presses.
    • On Sundays they do old time gospel and intersperse the program with cowboy poetry.
    • "A Thing for You" goes for zen cowboy poetry with its recitation of the essential facts of love - "falling stars fall to the ground / floors are flat and the moon is round" - before stating that his love for her should be just as obvious.
    • Cowboy poetry represents the survival of the verse and songs that Western cattle drivers composed and performed to entertain themselves on the range.
    • Boss's by nature a peaceful man, living the sort of gritty romance eulogized in cowboy poetry.
 
 
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