: About Me

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Ronald P. Chvez

Ron Chvez was born in the valley of Puerto de Luna on the banks of the Pecos River in New Mexico. In Santa Rosa he was the owner of the famous Route 66 Club Caf. During that epic time, Chvez and his Route66 caf enjoyed fame in world wide major media which included books, television, magazines and newspapers. At that time, his writings began to catch fire.
His short story, "Man of Honor" was published in the anthology "Voces" by UNM Press. Also, in those first years, a string of his short stories appeared in the "Guadalupe County Communicator". Here in Taos, he began writing poetry for the first time. His poems have been published in "The Herencia Magazine", "Talk Back", "The Masters Quarterly", "El Crepsculo" and in "The Taos News Tempo. The American Memories Project out of New York will be presenting Chvez in a documentary about American Poets to be exhibited in film festivals. Channel 22 in Taos ran "Spanish Passions de Taos" by Chvez the last week of September, 2006. The same gig can be viewed on the web at http://www.its-happening-in-taos.com/RonChavez.html.
In Taos, Chvez has hosted and presented many poetry recitals in various venues, including SAMOS and National Public Radio. His poetry reflects passions of love and life in an earthy but edgy style and spirit.
Chvez writes and recites in both English and Spanish. He has also written a feature length movie script adapted from his short story "The Loneliest Road" first published in "Talk Back", which is being looked at by several film makers? Presently, Chvez is writing his first novel, set in Taos.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

small town politics

My parents always told me ...

always be yourself

My childhood ambition ...

go to Alaska, work on the pipe line, make lots of money

My favorite memory ...

first time I saw my writing in print

Why I write ...

because stories and poems bang around in my head

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Blood and Thunder, Internet News, Documentary Vidios

My first job ...

shining shoes and hawking newspapers on old Route 66

My best moment ...

publishing my first book TIME OF TRIUMPH

My inspiration ...

Hemingway, Stienbeck, Mitchner, Taylor Caldwell

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sin

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AMI, IN BED WITH DONATO AFTER MAKING HIM SWEAR THAT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST AND LAST TIME HE WOULD MAKE LOVE TO HER. There, in bed, in the easy acceptance of their naked bodies that comes after making love for the first time, Ami lay curled alongside Donato. Her flared emotions shifted and swelled, at times in a rush, at times lingering, at once confusing. She thinking how this Spanish poet of such passion, of such sensitivity, of such raw potency was beyond the limits of her capacity to love and accept. Yet she felt filled with unabashed desire, but laced with doubts not unlike the bitter...

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