Floyd Beard
International Western Music Association
Male Poet of the Year 2016, 2017 &2021
“Some people can recite or perform their own poetry, and some people can compose really well.
Floyd Beard does it all.
He is an excellent performer of the spoken word, whether its his own original poetry or a recitation. He is also a gifted author of original cowboy poetry.”
-Jim Jones
—Short Grass Country—
#1 on Western Poetry Chart Winter 2017and in the top ten most quarters through 2021
“Ain't a Hermit” from Short Grass Country won the Academy of Western Writers 2017 “Spur Award” in the Best Western Poem Category.
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