The other misconception comes from a natural mistake. A reading is most often related to a poetry performance. A contest is related to competition by performers such as a talent competition. It is further associated with cowboys because rodeo is cowboy competition. However when it comes to cowboy poetry and cowboy music, it has long been a western tradition to make these events a sharing.
Competition produces winners and losers.
In this entertainment venue all performers are generally considered equal and share freely for the entertainment of those who come to enjoy the program. Left to the liberal arts people they have introduced free verse, and poetry of all types including what they call blue poetry. Where the women and the men use vulgar profanities in their poetry. This may be acceptable in some poetry circles. However it is completely out of place with the True American Cowboy.