Unorthodox Australian Poet
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| Garry W. Gosney | |
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| Born | 19 October 1955 Mount Lawley, Perth, West Australia |
| Pen name | Unorthodox Australian Poet |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | poetry |
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Unorthodox Australian Poet is the pen name of West Australian born poet, Garry.W. Gosney. He has also published works as The Perth Desperado.
Life
Born 19 October 1955, Garry William GOSNEY of Mount Lawley, Western Australia a suburb of Perth. is an only child to Jean and William Gosney. He suffers dyslexia,[1] and as an adult was diagnosed with ADHD & ADD.
At the age of five he was sent to the Catholic school Swanlea Boarding Hostel, followed by Middle Swan State School, de La Salle Catholic day School and Castledare Catholic Boarding College.[1][2]
In 1998 a serious vehicle accident left him with severe nerve damage and pain.[2]
He has five children (four boys, one girl) to his first wife, Karen. He has since separated from his second wife Valerie.
Published works
- One Aussies Endeavours 2004, published under the pen name Perth Desperado, combined poetry about his life, family, travels, loves and thoughts, illustrated with photographs of his travels.[3]
- Controversial Dreams Wishes Hopes Lyrics 2006[4]
- My Unorthodox Hearts 2008[5]
Some of Gary's poetry has been composed into music by country artist Rory D. Ruff of Colorado.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 lwww.publishedauthors.net Biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 www.freewebs.com/garrygosney/
- ↑ One Aussie's Endeavours, 1stBooks 2004 ISBN 1-4140-2905-5
- ↑ Controversial Dreams Wishes Hopes Lyrics, PublishAmerica 2006 ISBN 1-4241-1718-6
- ↑ My Unorthodox Hearts, AuthorHouse 2008, ISBN 978-1-4389-2599-8
- ↑ www.soundclick.com Montana Rain Lyrics
External links
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