{"product_id":"badger-clark","title":"Badger Clark","description":"Badger Clark (1883–1957), South Dakota’s first poet laureate, is best known for his “A Cowboy’s Prayer,” erroneously attributed to Anonymous and a mainstay at rodeos across the United States. After spending much of his childhood in Deadwood, SD, Badger escaped a harrowing experience in Cuba and then found his vocation as a cowboy and a poet in Arizona. He had a way of expressing that smooth, rolling, clip-clop rhythm of horse and rider. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlood describes Badger’s poetry as “Shakespeare meets Walt Whitman during a cattle drive.” Badger Clark’s legacy as a bard of the American West endures. For over one hundred years, Badger Clark’s poems have been sung and celebrated at poetry gatherings, rodeos, and many a cowboy’s final farewell. His plain and simple verses spoke of his love for the land and a deep appreciation for a life lived close to nature. \u003ci\u003eBadger Clark: Poetry Wrangler\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this iconic Western writer and celebrates his enduring poetry.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57509978308981,"sku":"9781941813621","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781941813621.jpg?v=1787130148","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/badger-clark","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}