Cowboy conservationist, photographer, and packer Kent Reeves joins the show to talk about photographing cowboy poets, his decades long work in rangeland conservation, and the 30th anniversary of his landmark book with Anne Heath Widmark Between Earth and Sky: Poets of the Cowboy West.

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Horseman and poet Tom Sharpe talks about his background in the livestock industry, the similarities between working with horses and writing poetry, and the life and work of classic cowboy poet Henry Herbert Knibbs.

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Recorded live at the 2025 Ranch Verse, Joel Nelson returns to Cowboy Crossroads to share stories from his earliest memories of livestock and being horseback. Joel reflects on his time working at the 06 Ranch, the influence of Ray Hunt, horsemanship, and poetry.

This episode was recorded live and sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. Learn more at www.ranchingheritage.org.

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