Anthem
Vintage Videos • 4m 5s
Joel shares a poem written by the poet and singer Buck Ramsey. Joel Nelson recites "Anthem" during the "Texas Poets" show at the 10th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Joel Nelson
Alpine, TX
Joel Nelson has been a cowboy since age six when he helped on a cattle drive to the railroad. For more than 30 years, Joel made his living working on cow outfits in Texas, New Mexico,Arizona and Hawaii, specializing in breaking colts. He holds a bachelor's degree in Forestry and Range Management, has built custom saddles, and served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. He is a founder of the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, Texas, and a 2009 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship. Joel's poem "Equus Cabballus" was selected to be a part of the national Poetry Out Loud program for high school students. He and his wife Sylvia run Corriente cattle the beautiful West Texas ranch country.
"Anthem" poem by Buck Ramsey.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Jan.29, 1994.
Made possible 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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