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John Irving was born in the village of Gobowen on the Welsh border. He has worked in several jobs as well as writing poetry and short stories. He was writer-in-residence for the City of Hawthorn for three years and was involved in establishing La Mama Poetica. He has also edited a collection of oral history for the Melbourne City Council, In Our Time (1985).
