of a cowboy life--fondness for chewing tobacco and lack of personal hygiene. Like most cowboy poems, it is a long narrative, so this is an excerpt. [Jack] DeWerff's narrator disarms his listener with self-deprecating humor--he anticipates criticisms and admits to them. This is a typical Kansas ploy to smooth relationships, and here a husband attempts to placate a wife. He also asserts the golden qualities of the cowboy character--honesty and loyalty.Married to a Cowboy
from Denise Low: Lawrence Journal-World: Ad Astra Poetry Project: Cowboy poet feels at home on the range
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