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  • Muskrat Ramble
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Homegrown and other Poems. By Bryce Burnett
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Description: Growing up ‘in ranching ways’ on the Prairies of southwest Saskatchewan, Bryce Burnett has put his pen to paper to proudly celebrate his heritage and the lifestyle he loves. Burnett’s cowboy poetry recollects his memories of homesteaders and characters in his region, as well as the animals and natural wonders that have affected him daily. Community events and family meals, trips to town and Sunday worship services, cattle encounters and the beauty of the fields, births and deaths, rodeos, cattle shows, and fishing trips all play a role in the life of a rancher. Burnett captures them all in his own style, often with a dash of humour.

​Awards/Honours: Third Place, Cowboy Poetry and Publishing, 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Award; Awarded Honourable Mention, Poetry category, 2014 Great Midwest Book Festival

ISBN 978-1-927570-08-1; 6"w x 9"h; 128 pages; 63 poems; 44 photos
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​© 2014; Ages 13 to Adult; Cowboys; Rural life; Farm life; Community; Biography; Canada; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Will Rogers Medallion.
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​Responses from Readers:
  • ​"It’s lovely, delightful. It is similar in style to the poems written in Ireland that celebrate the local people and community there."
  • "I am so enjoying your book, Homegrown! Next stop for the book will be my dad. He is an old rancher and will appreciate 'Succession'. Another favourite of mine is 'The Measure of a Man', and I was that little kid in 'Grain Haulers'. 'Parts' is a hoot! I hope to hear you recite that one, Bryce."
Muskrat Ramble. By William Wardill
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 Description: “An old man recalling his youth” – an apt description of the namesake poem, Muskrat Ramble, but also an accurate point of reference for this, the “swan song” collection of long-time Saskatchewan poet Bill Wardill. As Wardill delves into his and his community’s roots, his verses come alive. Subtle, careful, thought-provoking, profound, with an air of celebration about what has gone and what is yet to come; all the while, dancing with the world one last time.

ISBN 978-1-927570-34-0; 7"w x 10"h; 88 pages; 43 poems; 22 photos
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​© 2017; Ages 13 to Adult; Rural life; Prairie history; Community; Prairie people vignettes; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan poet; Speargrass Specialties.​
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