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The Ballad of Kansas Mcgriff

Bud Webster

Type Poem

Synopsis

52-verse epic poem about three hobos in a jail in Spokane, one of whom isn't from around here, and how that big hole in the cell wall got there.

Notes

Originally published in the Fall 1997 issue of "The Hobo Times", the magazine of the National Hobo Association. It won the first place in the National Hobo Association Rendezvous 2000 Poetry Contest.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1999 Nebula Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist