The latest
issue of RANGE magazine has been out for a while, but I am still thumbing
through it and enjoying the photos and stories.
Of
particular note (to me) is a short profile in the magazine’s “Red Meat
Survivors” section I wrote about one of the best men I’ve met—Bob Schild. If
you haven’t had the good fortune to meet Bob, let this profile in RANGE serve as an
introduction.
When I set
out on a quest to become a poet, Bob’s poetry was an inspiration, partly
because he wrote a lot about rodeo, which I can relate to, and partly because
his poems are so well-made, with terrific turns of phrase. Some of his poems
are serious and deeply emotional, and I don’t mean shallow sentiment. Some of
his poems are humorous, and I mean funny stories, not cheap and easy joke
poems. All his poems are authentic.
I hunted Bob
up one afternoon many years ago at a rodeo arena and introduced myself (a thing
I seldom do, being somewhat shy). He was cordial and kind, and a friendship
grew from there and continues all these years later.
You can read
about Bob (and many other things Western) in RANGE by subscribing here: http://www.rangemagazine.com/