“Echoes of Ginsberg, Kerouac, and Neruda — yet wholly his own. Versatility is his secret weapon.”
— Levy Lee Simon

The Human Equation grows out of ordinary days — love, children, work, loss — and the moments that alter us without warning.

Gossom writes with restraint and clarity. The language stays grounded — rivers, beaches, factories, hospitals, homes — but the emotions rise off the page and live. The poems move between the personal and the shared, asking how memory marks us and how brief encounters can change a life.

Selected poems from this collection have been adapted for the stage and into a festival-recognized film.