Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest
CALLING ALL COWBOY POETS
And those who care for the American West
Announcing the Third
Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest
Friday, June 14, 2013
7 p.m. Contest
9 p.m. Awards and Winners perform
218 West Second Street
Alma, Kansas
Two Categories: Serious and Humorous Poetry
Winners receive the coveted Governor’s Buckle
Top three receive gift certificates from leading western stores
In conjunction with the 8th annual Symphony in the Flint Hills
The 2013 contest is brought to you in partnership with the Kansas Art Foundation.
Entrants MUST Qualify at one of the following events to compete at this contest:
Chisholm Trail Wild West Days, Wellington, Kansas - April 26 - 28, 2013 - Register Here
www.chisholmtrailwildwestdays.com
Echoes of the Trail, Fort Scott, Kansas - June 7-9, 2013 - Contact the event to Register
Dodge City Contest - Friday, May 31, 2013 from 5-7 pm. at the Carnegie Center for the Arts, Final Friday Event
701 Second Ave. (corner of Spruce and Second) Dodge City, KS 67801
Chair: Ron Wilson, Poet Lariat ron@ronscowboypoetry.com
Local Contact: Abby Amick, Wabaunsee County Economic Development, 785-765-4655; abby@wabaunsee.com
Committee: Jeff Davidson, President, Kansas Chapter of Western Music Association from Greenwood County; Brad Hamilton, Western Entertainer from Hoyt; Geff Dawson, accomplished cowboy poet and entertainer from the Alma area, and Glenn Brunkow an entertainer from Pottawatomie County, Trey Allen, Winner of the 2011 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest.
2012 RESULTS:
Serious Division
1st - Don Welborn of Meriden, KS
2nd - Eric Borden of Drexel, MO
3rd - Jeremy Raaf of Gridley, KS
Humorous Division
1st - Dwight Burgess of Wamego, KS
2nd - Don Welborn of Meriden, KS
3rd - Eric Borden of Drexel, MO
