Richard Chandler Tavenner
After a brief rain,
The dimpled dust of the path-
taking the first steps.
What is this wreath of words
hung round my head that should
so completely keep me listening
for the first words heard
Never I know if it’s a noose
for my body, or a halo for my soul,
This writing with these words
what may have been written before.
Listen:
During the first rain,
After many months of none,
The stones by the path
Where we walk each day, my love,
Undress in all their colors.
Accolades
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![Arizona Daily Star 2025 article on local authors to AZ]()
2025 Arizona Daily Star
Looking for your latest literary adventure? Pick up one of these reads by a Southern Arizona author.
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2025 Southwest Books of the year
Celebrating the Southwest at the Tucson Festival of Books launch of the Southwest Books of the Year (SWBY) publication. Discover the literature that captures the soul of the Southwest.
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![2009 Tucson Citizen article on Richard]()
2009 Tucson Citizen
Tucson Poet, Richard. Tavenner set the record straight with an hour-plus reading of Dixon Poems.
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![Sunday Accent AZ daily star article art in the heart on Richard 2004]()
2004 Arizona Daily Star
Art in the heart- Tucsonans who paint, write, play music and act usually don’t make a living from their creative pursuits. Artists in these parts have day jobs. Richard carries business cards that read. “pet/electrical contractor”.
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Richard Tavenner