Baxter Black

Baxter Black

Baxter Black (born January 10, 1945) is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator.

Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was trained as a large-animal veterinarian at New Mexico State University and Colorado State University, but began writing and speaking in the early 1980s. Black left his veterinary career soon afterwards, and since has published over a dozen books of fiction, poetry, and commentary. He is a regular commentator for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition", and also hosts a syndicated weekly radio program, "Baxter Black on Monday" and writes a syndicated weekly newspaper column, "On the Edge of Common Sense."

Watch

[http://www.scvtv.com/html/sg041705-nm.html "Home on the Range with Baxter Black"] (30-min. interview, free)

ee also

*Cowboy poetry

External links

* [http://www.baxterblack.com/ Baxter Black's official website]


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