A three-time winner of the Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Award, Chris Isaacs is a poet/storyteller who has lived the life that he tells about. He has cowboyed for most of his 59-plus years, and his poems and stories are alive with the heart and humor of life from a cowboy’s point of view.
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, but is also passionate about his art form.
“Humor has always been a great part of the cowboy poetry genre,” he says. “But those critics who say that is all cowboy poetry is need to dig a little deeper. They might be surprised at what they find.”
He has worked at many different aspects of the cowboy life, from being a full-time working cowboy, to rodeoing, to many years as a packer. He is currently the cow boss for the 9 Cross Ranch in Springerville, Arizona. When he’s not working, he can be found at home in Eager with Helen, his wife of 36 years.
For more information about Chris Isaacs, visit www.chrisisaacs.com
