<p>Live Free or Croak is a collection of poetry by poet/songwriter Larry Rogers.&nbsp; Rogers, a Vietnam vet. and longtime resident of west central Arkansas, draws on his sharp wit, playful love of words, and&nbsp; sensitive powers of observation to produce some of the finest snapshots of modern American country life available today.&nbsp; Rogers&#39; poems are sweet, slow, mellow meditations with a bit of a sting sometimes.&nbsp; This collection of poetry will have readers laughing and wiping tears from their eyes at the same time.&nbsp;</p><p>Larry Rogers is a poet/songwriter. Growing up he lived for a while in Berkeley and Compton, California, but was mostly raised in a potting shed trailer in the piney woods of west central Arkansas&mdash;a sanctuary for moonshiners, marijuana growers, and merry pranksters.</p><p>He lives with his wife, Judy, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They have two grown children, Lily and Hank.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>