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.

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 small band of fanatic and loyal followers.

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.

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.

Versified!

The Human Equation

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.

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"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."

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