A three-time winner of the Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Award, Chris is a poet and storyteller who has lived the life that he writes about.

He has seen life from a cowboy¹s point of view for all of his 60-plus years, and his poems and stories are alive with the heart and humor of cowboy life.

He can usually find the funny side of any situation, and is considered by many to be one of the finest humorists in the country. "It always bothers me that so many people seem to think that cowboy poetry is nothing more than funny stories and bad grammar. Nothing could be further from the truth. Good poetry is good poetry, whether it is "The Ballad of William Sycamore" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier or "Anthem" by Buck Ramsey. The story of an American experience is being related, and if it is well written it should be recognized." Chris has been published in numerous magazines, has two books of his work published and five albums of poetry recorded. Chris has worked at many different aspects of the cowboy life, from being a full-time working cowboy to rodeoing and spending many years as a packer. In between jobs you could usually find him making a living as a horseshoer. He has a passion for good horses and mules, and has even owned a good dog or two. He currently day-works for area ranches and travels the country with his poetry.

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