Our Poetry titles include:
  • Homegrown and other Poems*
  • Horses, Dogs and Wives*
  • Muskrat Ramble**
*Books containing some Humour and some Non-fiction. **Book contains some Non-fiction.
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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;
Honourable Mention, Poetry, 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; Poetry; Non-fiction; Fiction; Cowboys; Rural life; Farm life; Community; Biography; Canada; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Canadian humorist.
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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."
Horses, Dogs and Wives. By Bryce Burnett
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Description: It is said that a cowboy should be fulfilled if he’s had but three things in his life – a good horse, a good dog, and a loving wife. Bryce Burnett, a rancher and poet in southwestern Saskatchewan, builds on all three of these popular cowboy poetry topics in Horses, Dogs and Wives. He not only provides insights into his love of the land and various interactions with his favourite animals – horses and dogs – but he also comments on the joys and challenges of living and working with those of the opposite sex.
 
Burnett is well-known for his performances on the cowboy poetry circuit in Canada and the U.S.A. This anthology follows his award-winning first book, Homegrown and other poems, with yarns about the most fulfilling aspects of country-style living in the past and the present, doused with humility and capped with a generous dose of humour.

​ISBN 978-1-927570-44-9; 6"w x 9"h; 128 pages; poems and short stories; 39 photos
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​© 2018; Ages 13 to Adult; Poetry; Non-fiction; Fiction; Cowboys; Rural life; Farm life; Community; Biography; Canada; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Canadian humorist.
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​Responses from Readers:
  • ​"I love Bryce's poetry. So well written."
  • "These are great topics. I'm buying a book for my dad, but I'm reading it first!" 
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; Poetry; Non-fiction; Rural life; Prairie history; Community; Prairie people vignettes; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan poet; Speargrass Specialties; Canadian.​
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​Responses from Readers:
  • ​"I read his writing in the local paper all the time. I really enjoy it."
  • "What a nice celebration of his community and province."