Cowboy Poetry for the Short Attention Span
by Larry Thompson
Yippee-Ky-Yay Haiku! is a collection of short, sharp poems drawn from ranch life, family, storytelling, and the wide-open spaces of Texas. Written in the traditional haiku form, these pieces trade length for clarity, capturing moments of humor, work, weather, and wisdom in just a few lines.
This expanded print edition features a redesigned interior created specifically for the printed page, along with a new Texas Legends section that explores the quiet myths and half-remembered stories that linger after the fire burns low. Each section is introduced with reflective notes that set the tone, allowing the poems that follow to speak for themselves.
Rooted in rural experience and a lifelong love of storytelling, Yippee-Ky-Yay Haiku! is meant to be read slowly, dipped into often, or shared aloud. It’s poetry for readers who appreciate plain language, dry humor, and the idea that sometimes the shortest stories leave the longest echo.
At Texas Storyteller Press, every book carries the spirit of the campfire and the wide Texas sky.
Larry Thompson — known on stage and online as the Texas Storyteller — is a writer, performer, and cowboy poet whose work celebrates the humor, grit, and wonder of Western life. From campfire circles to bookstore shelves, he shares stories that blend cowboy ethos with universal themes of hope, laughter, and belonging. Larry lives in Texas with his family, where he continues to write, perform, and keep alive the tradition of storytelling under starry skies.
