Jay Snider is the current poet laureate of Oklahoma, serving from 2023 to 2024. He writes in the

cowboy poetry Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry that grew from a tradition of cowboys telling stories. Authorship Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that authors should have s ...

genre. He is the third cowboy poet to be appointed Oklahoma state poet laureate after his predecessors Joe Kreger and Eddie Wilcoxen. He was previously named Lariat Laureate by CowboyPoetry.com in 2001 and Cowboy Poet of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 2008. He resides in

Cyril, Oklahoma Cyril is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census. Geography Cyril is located in southeastern Caddo County. U.S. Route 277 passes through the town, leading northeast to Chickasha and southw ...

and works as a rancher.

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Living people Ranchers from Oklahoma Cowboy poets Poets laureate of Oklahoma Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-poet-stub

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