Ken Gardner

Ken Gardner has fallen off a horse, been kicked and bitten by horses, wrangled dudes, been in a western movie, milked cows, drunk milk with flies in it, slept with wet dogs and rolled quirlies. 

His interest in western poetry is lifelong.  He has taught western poetry classes, has written western poems for 15 years, and has published three books. 

His recent poetry performances include appearances at Genoa's Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, Susanville's Diamond Mountain Casino; and Elko's National Poetry Gathering, where he opened for Baxter Black in 2006 and was a reunion artist at the Gathering's Silver Anniversary in 2009.