Ron Chavez – Taos Poet/Route 66 Storyteller Chap Books

The Taos Poet has six chap books available for $5.95 each, shipping included at www.taosplazaart.com.

Amor en  Color -is 13 pgs of Passionate Spanish Love Poems – the brilliance, the struggle, the silence, the confidence, the spirit, the excitement, the danger and the life of love.

Time of Triumph is 24-pgs of poetry in Spanish/English. Excerpt: Love Defined: I long to love an angel in the night. Suddenly, I sense her alighting presence. A flutter of wings. A swish of wind. Gently, she lies on my shoulder, softy. I feel her breath. We lay in silence…

 Life at the Hilton is a 12-pg story of a Man’s defining moment and what it takes to get him there. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish a breakdown from a breakthrough.

Back Side of Glory is a 12-pg story of the Bataan Death March and the ravages of war on survivors. Excerpt: “Like a bystander watching a tragic play, he saw himself in the camp… The bastard raised the pistol and fired … They told me… war was for the Glory of God and Country … Why can’t I feel the glory? …

Man of Honor is a 10-page story first published in the short story and poems collection, “Voces” (Voices), an Anthology of Nuevo Mexicano Writers. Juan Pablo Nieto’s wake, as the first Santa Rosa soldier killed in the Vietnam war, is the focal point for a community’s grief and anger over a shared tragedy. It draws together innocence, spectators and the old rememberers.

The Loneliest Road is a 26-pg short story full of humor and understanding of a veteran trying to protect his gold claim from government takeover with the help of two sporting ladies. The new old west rides again.

Go to www.taosplazaart.com to purchase these writings.