Cowboy Poetry

Cowboy Poems by Bruce Kiskaddon,
1878-1950

BRUCE KISKADDON WORKED FOR TAP DUNCAN, owner of the Diamond Bar Ranch. He wrote about the ranch and in doing so started cowboy poetry. In 1915 cowboy poets were not popular but he was encouraged by Tap. The Los Angeles Times published his works for 30 years. "Rhymes and Ranches" published in 1947 is about Tap and Diamond Bar Ranch. Bruce became one of the most famous Cowboy Poets. While at Diamond Bar Ranch, Kissaddon lived the life of a true American Cowboy. He was a wrangler, roper, and rider who suffered through all kinds of inhospitable weather... scorching desert heat and mind-numbing cold. He did not embellish the life of a Cowboy, just tells it like it is. He re-creates the historic world of the American frontier of the late 19th and early 20th century... Read More »

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