This book on Cowboy/Western poetry ranges the spectrum from true to fantasy and from serious to humorous. Written mostly in the lighter vein, many of these poems will make you laugh out loud. Others will bring tears to your eyes, tug at your memories and cause the reader to pause and reflect on some long lost incident-or the memory of a friend. The author excels in leading you through the plot of each story with mental pictures and rhyming schemes that build to a surprise ending for nearly every poem. And, as the title suggests, while he does not claim to be an authentic Cowboy poet, he successfully catches the tone and humor of these men and their time.