Jay Snider, award-winning cowboy poet and official poet laureate of Oklahoma, will showcase his cowboy poetry in Claremore on Monday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at the 320 on Main event center in Claremore. His visit is a collaborative effort by the Friends of the Will Rogers Library, the Oklahoma Arts Council, and the Will Rogers Memorial Museum.

Snider was born in Southwest Oklahoma to a ranching and rodeo family. He has been featured in various national cowboy poetry gatherings and earned awards for both his written and recorded poetry. In 2023, he was chosen by Governor Kevin Stitt as the official poet laureate of Oklahoma.

The poetry reading will be held on Monday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at the 320 on Main event center in Claremore. Admission is free and open to everyone.