Bob Gossom

The LA writer Bob Gossom is known for his distinctive poetry and love of music, movies, books, hiking, body surfing, and tap dancing. His new projects are avidly anticipated by a band of fanatic and loyal followers, who appreciate his clarity of voice and the sophistication layered beneath it.

Versified! THE HUMAN EQUATION — See the Movie!

Limited Viewing Starts April 3!

Featured In: Authority Magazine • Voyage LA • VoiceAmerica • The Change Maker Podcast

Recognized by: SoCal Film Awards • Top Indie Film Awards • Bare Bones International Film Festival

My Story

Bob Gossom is a poet, playwright, and former film industry professional whose eclectic life has spanned filmmaking, tech entrepreneurship, and decades of quiet literary creation. The Human Equation, his signature collection, was brought to the stage in 2024,, and captured on film—showing how poetry can cross boundaries of literature, theater, and cinema. His work balances accessibility with craft, often performed in layered, mixed-voice readings that invite both casual audiences and seasoned poets into the experience.

Awards & Recognition

My Book

THE HUMAN EQUATION (3rd Edition)

Some books are read. Others quietly meet you where you are.

The Human Equation traces the subtle mathematics of being human—how love, loss, time, memory, and longing intersect in everyday life. In this third edition, Bob Gossom returns with new poems that deepen the conversation.

With clarity, wit, and emotional precision, these poems achieve immediacy through deliberate craft. They welcome both first-time readers and seasoned lovers of poetry into a space where language listens as much as it speaks.

Selected work from earlier volumes joins new poems that broaden the book’s reach and move into the places where we meet each other.

The Human Equation is not a declaration. It’s a companion.

The Human Equation reached No. 1 on multiple Amazon poetry charts, including Contemporary Poetry and American Poetry, and ranked among the platform’s top-selling poetry titles.

Press & Media

Bob Gossom’s work has been featured across editorial platforms, podcasts, and broadcast conversations, with growing recognition at international film festivals.

See the Movie —

Limited Viewing Starts April 3!

Versified!

The Human Equation

“Poetry lives on the page, but it finds another life in performance.”

These are my poems—but not as you’ve encountered them before. Director Sonny Lira and a remarkable ensemble break the barriers between spoken word, performance, and you. Here’s a glimpse into Versified! The Human Equation.

VIEW THE TRAILER!

"If someone told me they don’t like poetry, I’d still hand them this book. It doesn’t ask for permission or training. It just speaks, and you follow."

"Bob is easygoing, patient, and deeply collaborative — the kind of artist who brings out the best in everyone around him. He's adaptable, consistent, and kind, always chasing big, bold visions with steady determination. Even when the ideas are ambitious, his drive for impact and wonder never wavers."

"What is most compelling about this book is that each poem is vastly different from the next; versatility is his secret weapon. Echoes of Ginsberg, Kerouac, and Neruda — yet wholly his own."

Upcoming Events

April 16, 2026

Cowboy Poetry!

April 16, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
https://partiful.com/e/2HSePI6pUg5fHOv3kmvo

Zane and Amir throw a great get-together! Come here me, and some real cowboys read!
Cowboy Poetry!

April 16, 2026 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
https://partiful.com/e/2HSePI6pUg5fHOv3kmvo

Zane and Emir are doing another LA Cowboy Poetry event! I’ll be reading! Join us on vintage typewriters with cowboy drinks, cowboys, and cowgirls, too. Zane's new band will be performing. You have to RSVP to get the details.