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Waddie Mitchell

Bruce Douglas "Waddie" Mitchell (born 1950 in Elko County, Nevada) is an American cowboy poet. He often performs his poems with a guitar playing in the background.[citation needed] Mitchell has made seven CDs and three books.[citation needed] He was chosen to write a poem describing the West for the 2002 Winter Olympics' Olympic Arts Festival. He is a co-founder of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. more »