Allen Reel

Soarin’ in the Saddle: Cowboy Poetry & More – Allen Reel JD ’74 writes his first book of “traditional” cowboy poetry. His poetry conveys his love of wide-open spaces, complete with sagebrush and juniper, coyotes and pronghorn, hawks and eagles, horses and cattle, and, yes, even rattlesnakes. Gorham Printing, 2021. 101 pages.

Allen Reel JD ’74 pens this personal, historical exploration of race in the United States, in Oregon, and in his own family. 

Allen Reel JD ’74 recently celebrated the publication of a collection of original poetry, Of Horses and Rider and Sounds of Trumpets. This is Reel’s fourth book.