Poets and Pickers set to gather in Chinook April 8-9

 

April 6, 2016

Steve Edwards

Pol Haldeman, a rancher from south of Chinook, will be one of the local poets performing on Saturday evening. Haldemen, who moved to Montana as a youngster, said he was inspired by the Bear Paw Mountains to begin writing poetry.

By Steve Edwards

BCJ News

The 22nd annual gathering of the Montana Country Poets and Pickers will begin Friday night, this coming weekend, and run through Sunday noon. According to Dale Mailand, long-time organizer and secretary of the group, "We'll pretty much follow our regular schedule with invited musicians and poets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances and 'open mic' on Saturday." The Saturday sessions are open to performers wishing to try out their poetry and receive feedback from audiences. Daytime events will be at the Chinook Motor Inn and evening performances at the Ch...



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