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Robert Scott was born and raised in England. He did his military service in Cyprus and migrated to Australia while still in his twenties. Between many jobs, he engaged in a lot of shoestring-budget travelling, including long overland trips (Sydney to London and England to India et cetera).
Now that Robert is seriously middle-aged and spectacularly poor, he travels mainly in his mind. He lives in Sydney.
Robert Scott has previously won many prizes in poem competitions and also written a successful book of poems published in England. This book records his reflections as they occurred. Read more about Rocking Chair Reflections
In 1956, the British government required all able-bodied 18 year old youths to report for two years military service unless they had flat feet or were convincingly gay. The army basic training period could be brutal. Read more about Sprog
He stopped to lean against a rail at the edge of the path, where the cliff jutted out, providing a popular sea-gazing spot. Seagulls wheeled majestically, soaring and hanging in the air like kites. Read more about Working Class Angel