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Joel Nelson

Joel Nelson

Cowboy poet

Joel Nelson is a cowboy poet.[1]

Joel Nelson reciting a poem at the 25th anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 2009.

He is a recipient of a 2009 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    McDowell, Robert (April 1, 2000). Cowboy poetry matters: from Abilene to the mainstream : contemporary cowboy writing. Story Line Press. pp. 203, 241, etc. ISBN 978-1-885266-89-7. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2009". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Keller, David W. (January 10, 2011). Alpine. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-7385-7894-1. Retrieved May 9, 2011.


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