Let’s face it, cowboy poetry isn’t the height of literary achievement. It isn’t pretentious, it doesn’t use a lot of highfalutin’ vocabulary, or high-brow concepts. And, that’s part of its charm. In the follow-up to his first book of cowboy poetry, Al Marquis tells funny stories in plain language that cowpokes and city slickers alike can appreciate. Bucked, Bruised &
Blackballed will have even the snootiest poetry lover laughing in spite of themselves. These “low-falutin,” rhymin’ and raunchy stories about the characters in Sandy Valley are perfect for the wannabe-cowboy or cowboy lover in all of us. Just the right thing to read around the campfire at your next round up.
