Bob Gossom
Bob Gossom is a multidisciplinary creative whose life has taken him from the halls of the American Film Institute to the quiet edge of contemporary poetry. Gossom’s early influences came from high school teachers who handed him poetry, literature, theatre, and a keen appreciation of beauty, joy, and absurdity. His work is both unconventional and reflective, shaping a style that bridges the everyday reader and the literary stage.
His poetry began in high school and never stopped, even as his life evolved through film production, software development, and fatherhood. While troubled film sets missed his steady hand, the long hours didn’t align with single dad. He turned necessity into invention — founding a boutique application development company that gave him both creative freedom and the stability parenthood demanded.
Throughout it all, Gossom kept writing, always with a poem in his back pocket, always waiting for the words to come. Influenced by Whitman, Patchen, Wakoski, Dickinson, and Ferlinghetti, his voice feels immediately familiar while carrying the weight of experience — as factory worker, entrepreneur, editor, and father — shaped with a precision that rewards close reading.
In 2021, he published The Human Equation through Plain Speaking Press, then adapted it for the stage and a performance-capture film. These projects highlight his conviction that poetry is not confined to the page but thrives in performance and shared experience.
Based in California, Gossom continues to write and perform work that speaks plainly while carrying depth—poems about resilience, reinvention, and the human condition, designed to connect audiences from every background with the transformative power of language. He invites audiences to read, listen, reflect, and feel.
