Bob Gossom — Poetry & Performance

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THE PAGE TURNER

I attended a concert by Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax—two legends, violin and piano. But as my mind wandered with the music, I spent much

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WILD ABANDON

This is a short fun poem, with a short fun backstory. I was 22 years old and working the swing shift in a factory –

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SPLINTER BED

A few years ago a musician asked to work with me on song lyrics. He was in college so we focused on a college love

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RECURSIVE FUNCTION

A while ago, I was asked to present at a large tech conference in San Diego. At the preconference meeting the rep suggested that we

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His fingers grazed

For about 10 years, starting in my early 40’s, I didn’t write often. I was busy and happy; starting a growing business, in a strong

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