Ken Cook

Ken Cook of Martin, South Dakota, is currently ranching and writing in southeast Bennett County. His wife, Nancy, has a real job in town at the bank! It's a marriage made in heaven...Ken gets to kiss his banker every evening.

Ken's poetry cuts a wide path- from the humorous "who'd a-thunk it" mishaps involving kids, cattle, and horses, right down an emotional trail reliving the years spent horseback with his grandpa Frank Buckles. He writes about what he knows; punchin cows and livin' life. He has had the privilege of entertaining folks in several states, including a trip to the 23rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, as a featured performer.

Ken has recorded two CD's of original poetry, "Dad, We'll Rope Today" and "I'm Gonna Be a Cowboy". His latest CD, "Cowboys Are Like That" includes the work of Buck Ramsey, Badger Clark, and Ralph Coole as well as his own.

Photo By Jeri L. Dobrowski.

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