Marleen shares a tale of being outsmarted by a clever horse. Marleen Bussma recites "Caught Nappin'" by Bruce Kiskaddon during the "Now That's Classic" show at the 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marleen Bussma
Dammeron Valley, UT
Marleen Bussma was raised on a small farm in North Dakota. As a young girl, herding cattle on horseback stirred her imagination to want to be just like Dale Evans. Farm stories and intriguing tales of the old West have had a big influence on her writing. She has been described as a poet who “gets the art of conversational storytelling as she opens your eyes to the real.” She has won multiple awards as she crafts verses on the plight of women of the West from frontier days to modern times.

"Caught Nappin'" poem by Bruce Kiskaddon.

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Filmed in front of a live audience with help from the E. L. Wiegand Foundation at the Western Folklife Center’s G Three Bar Theater in Elko, NV, on Jan. 31, 2025.

Made possible by Stockmen's Casino - Ramada by Wyndham and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.

Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org

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