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Like most of my writing, many of the selections
in PRAIRIE WIND, POEMS & STORIES are based on real people, places and situations. The West—its people and places—is featured
in this collection. There are also other themes: personal experiences, wildlife and humor (especially found in the collection
titled “Chronicles of the Sisters of the Mystic Night.”!)
"Norm Rourke writes from the heart in PRAIRIE
WIND, he
has captured the rhythm of the prairie
and the pulse of its people. Nature's ways and
men's dreams hover in the verses.
A warm and
wonderful book!" Jim Reed, author.
"When Norm Rourke writes poetry about the West,
his words are
poignant and lyrical. His true
love for the great American West shines through
in all that he writes...His poetry is
uplifting---
a joy to read." M. J. Van Deventer, National Cowboy
& Western Heritage Museum.
I’ve performed at
the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, TX (2005) and participate in the annual Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Poetry Gathering
and Celebration of the West in Fort Scott, KS. I’ve also presented my poems at the Western Oklahoma Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Closer to home, I perform at various cowboy trade day gatherings.
My other books include WAR COMES TO ALASKA (ISBN
1-57249-028-4) and I SAW THE ELEPHANT (ISBN 0-942597-85-0 currently out of print). I’ve also written for national magazines
and business publications. You’ll find more of my cowboy poetry on these sites: www.cowboypoetry.com and www.readthewest.com.
Links for these sites are listed below.
I'm available for bookings.
I'm also a freelance writer and
offer professional editing and communications consulting services for creative writers and business communicators.Contact
me for more informtion.
Thanks for dropping by!
Norm Rourke
Stone Bluff Ranch
11100 High Ridge Rd.
Beggs,
OK 74421-3105
918.637.0527
sbr.rockingr@gmail.com
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