Welcome to MHCowboyLife.com, the official web site of the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation.
Our Mission:
- To preserve, promote and perform cowboy poetry & western music in the Med Hat area.
- To highlight the lifestyle and history of the rural way of life.
We hold gatherings of cowboy music and spoken word, in person and online. We collect stories and share them on our web site, on social media and at our live shows.
Keeping you in the Loop
The latest newsletter for June 2025 is here!!! Mosey on over to our blog to read all about what’s been happening at Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry.
A note from the MHCP Webmaster:
Howdy, folks!
We’ve been burnin’ the midnight oil fixin’ up the MHCP website to make it better than a fresh cup of coffee at sunrise. But, like any good cattle drive, we’ve hit a few bumps along the trail.
If you spot somethin’ that ain’t quite right—maybe a picture’s gone missin’, a link’s as dead as a desert creek, a page loads wonky, or the whole dang site’s gone belly-up (heaven forbid!)—don’t be shy. Holler at us by sendin’ an email to penellazollner@gmail.com or leave us a comment.
Thank ya kindly for ridin’ with us and bearin’ with the dust. We sure do appreciate your patience!
Happy trails,
The MHCP Team
View our Story Videos
In 2020 the Medicine Cowboy Poetry Foundation identified among seniors who were isolated, a need to tell their stories. We began video recording them and writing poems and songs about them. They’ve become mini-documentaries. In 2023 we created the Paws and Poems series of videos. Follow these links:
- Paws and Poems videos
- Country Stories videos
- Underground Cowboys video
- Stories from Seniors videos
Read About Local History
Local character Harry Forbes Remembers all kinds of interesting stuff from growing up and raising a family on the prairies. We feature excerpts from his seven books and his sister, Helen’s recollections.
You will be delighted to read the prairie stories from local Alice Kanewischer, mostly excerpted from her book, I-Alice.
I-Alice: Stories from Alice Kanewischer
