Poet
Baxter Black is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher and former large-animal veterinarian. He is also a radio and television 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 and has published 26 books of fiction, poetry and commentary. He has sold over 2 million books, cds, and DVDs. He was a regular commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition. He hosts a syndicated weekly radio program, Baxter Black on Monday. He writes a syndicated weekly newspaper column, "On the Edge of Common Sense."