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Howdy folks, and welcome to our place on the internet.
It tells of how I got the title "Poet Lariat".
To me, this technology is awfully new-fangled,
And I'll admit that cowboy grammar sometimes just gets mangled.
But we love our cowboy poems - that part is surely true,
And we'd be glad to come and say a set of poems for you.
When it comes to fun, a cowboy never fails,
So welcome to our website, and we wish you "Happy Trails!"
~ Ron Wilson
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- Officially proclaimed "Poet Lariat" (not laureate) by then-Governor of Kansas, Bill Graves.
- Performed at the Kansas Family Festival held in conjunction with the inauguration of Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
- Won first place at Kansas Cowboy Symposium in Dodge City, 2003.
- Won the Horizon Award from the Academy of Western Artist's Heartland Chapter, 2004.
- Performed at the national gathering of the Academy of Western Artists in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Performed at national and international meetings and for a U.S. Senator.
- Published two copyrighted poetry books, "Wagon Tongue" and "Poet Lariat", and a CD titled "Cowboy Collections."
- Only the second performance to that time to receive a standing ovation in the history of the Kansas Health Foundation's leadership institute.
- Poem about his stockdog was named "best of show for literary prowess" in Jim Ramberg's annual dog of the year contest.
...We're not making any of this up!
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- "Cowboy Collection" CDs - $10 each
- "Wagon Tongue" book, 2000 - $10 each
- "Poet Lariat" book, 2001 = $10 each
$3.50 for postage and handling
Contact Ron to order today!
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He's been a 4-H member, FFA officer, farm radio broadcaster, college lecturer, Congressional staffer,
association executive, rural development director, corporate vice-president, small business co-founder,
rodeo ticket-taker, Sunday School teacher, diaper changer, bottle washer, tractor driver, posthole digger,
thistle chopper, haybale stacker, fence fixer, calf holder, manure scooper, and tail twister.
Ron Wilson grew up on a place near Manhattan, Kan. called the Lazy T Ranch.
(Ron says it was already named before his family moved there, so it was NOT
named "Lazy" as a description of his work habits, although it could have been!)
The Wilsons raised cattle, horses, hogs, wheat, corn, milo and kids on the place.
Ron was active in 4-H and FFA. He was Kansas FFA President and national vice-president
of FFA.
Ron has a B.S. in Agricultural Education with an animal science specialty and a masters in
mass communications from Kansas State University. He was legislative assistant for agriculture
to Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum in Washington D.C.
Since 1990, Ron has been director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at K-State. Ron is a life member of the Kaw Valley Rodeo Association. He is also a founding member of the Bibles and Boots Chapter of Cowboys for Christ.
After living near Wamego, Kansas for 16 years, he and his wife and kids moved back to the family ranch near Manhattan in 2006. Ron began writing cowboy poetry as a hobby.
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Ron performs all original cowboy poetry in full costume, complete with audience participation. His
shows often involve his loyal and talented sidekicks:
- Stanley the Steer
and
- Pete the Possum
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The poetry is fun, family-oriented, patriotic, relates extremely well with ag and rural audiences,
and most of the time, it even rhymes.
Great for most any kind of groups or events, such as communities, clubs, schools, associations, chambers
of commerce, festivals, businesses, customer appreciation nights, economic development groups, leadership
groups, church socials, barn-raisings, well-drillings, and shotgun weddings.
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