Wordsmith Tim Nolting was raised on a farm/ranch in eastern Kansas.  He came back to his western roots in the early ‘80s and began writing poetry.

 Tim was honored as 2004 Colorado State Fair Champion Poet and as 2006 All-Around Cowboy Entertainer in Estes Park, Colorado.  Tim has also performed in Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska, New Mexico, and North Carolina (for a PBS special “Folk Songs and Poems”). Tim is available for school programs, writers’ workshops, gatherings and private engagements.

            "The Ol' Brass Rivet"

was published in Western Horseman over a decade ago and is still one of Tim's most requested poems.  The following verses give you a "feel" for the poem, which is recorded in its entirety on Tim's CD "Backtrails."

Ol' Levi Strauss he made his mark,
by rivetin' our jeans.
He said he done it to keep us all
from bustin' out the seams.

I reckon he was plum correct,
'cause they took a lotta strain.
'Cept there was one ol' rivet put,
where it caused a lot of pain.

Now I'll tell you where that rivet was,
'cause that's where this story starts.
It was right where all the corners meet,
'neath a feller's private parts.

Tim Nolting
P.O. Box 68
Bushnell, NE  69128
308-673-5057
mtimn@aol.com