Photograph of Steven Fromholz , recently declared as Texas Poet Laureate; 2007. Fromholz is dressed in a black and white tuxedo and wearing a matching black cowboy hat.

Audio recording of Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn. Written on CD: Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn. August 22, 2007. Steven Fromholz.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony in Austin on May 9, 2007. He is looking at the camera and smiling. He is wearing a white boutonniere on his suit jacket, and a white cowboy hat. A framed Texas flag can be seen hanging on the wall behind him.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (right) and another man (left) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony in Austin on May 9, 2007. They are both looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz outside of the Texas State Capitol during the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. He is standing on a granite staircase, facing the camera. His left hand is resting on the handrail. The entrance doors can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (left) and a woman (center) showing off their cowboy boots at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are standing on a marble staircase outside of the Texas State Capitol. Fromholz is extending his left leg out over the handrail. The woman is extending her right leg in the air. She is looking at the camera and smiling. A second woman is standing next to her on the right, and is also smiling. A third woman can be seen at the bottom of the staircase on the far right side of the photograph, looking back at the group.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (left) with Jenny Fromholz (center) and Larry D. Thomas (right) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are standing on a granite staircase outside of the Texas State Capitol. They are all facing the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (center) with Darcie (left) and Felicity (right) Fromholz at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are all facing the camera and smiling. Steven has his arms around both of his daughters' shoulders. Another woman is standing behind them on the left side of the photograph, smiling.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (left) and Angela Blair (right) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (right) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony in Austin, Texas on May 9, 2007. He is facing to the left of the camera, looking out. Robert Earl Keen (left) and another man can be seen standing next to Fromholz in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz shaking a woman's hand at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are facing each other, and both appear to be talking.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (right) and another man (left) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are facing each other, and both appear to be talking. Other attendees can be seen conversing in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (2nd right) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony in Austin, Texas on May 9, 2007. Three other people are present in the photograph with him. Fromholz is looking at the man to the right of him, who is wearing a Texas Ranger uniform. Another man is standing to the left of Fromholz, looking at a woman across from him. The woman has her back turned to the camera. All three men appear to be laughing.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony in Austin, Texas on May 9, 2007. He is looking off to the right of the camera and appears to be laughing.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz (right) and another man (left) at the Poet Laureate of Texas ceremony on May 9, 2007. They are looking at each other, and both appear to be talking.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz and a blonde woman. This digital photograh was received on a CD labeled "Frog and DJ." It is inferred that "Frog" and "DJ" are nicknames for Fromholz and the woman. The woman could be Fromholz's first daughter Darcie Jane, or "DJ."

Photograph of Steven Fromholz and a blonde woman. This digital photograh was received on a CD labeled "Frog and DJ." It is inferred that "Frog" and "DJ" are nicknames for Fromholz and the woman. The woman could be Fromholz's first daughter Darcie Jane, or "DJ."

Photograph of Steven Fromholz in a white cowboy hat, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz with a shotgun, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is wearing a white cowboy hat, looking at the camera and smiling. The gun is pointing out to the right of the photograph.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is sitting in a lawn chair on the front porch of a house, facing to the left and looking out past the camera. He is wearing a black and grey suit, a black cowboy hat, and black cowboy boots with red detailing.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz in a black cowboy hat, taken by George Brainard in 2007. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The background of the photograph has been edited out, along with Fromholz's suit jacket from the lapel down. He appears to be surrounded by blank white space.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz with a shotgun, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is facing to the right of the camera, holding the gun up in the air.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz with a shotgun, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is facing to the left of the camera, pointing the gun in the air.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz in a black cowboy hat, taken by George Brainard in 2007. Fromholz is looking at the camera and smiling. The headstock of an acoustic guitar can be seen in front of his left shoulder. The background of the photograph has been edited out, leaving blank white space behind him.