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He has published five volumes of memoir, collections of poetry and a number of books about education. He has a particular interest in
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Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now:
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He has published collections of his own plays, poems, picture books and short stories, including his anthologies of verse:
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He has published many articles, chapters and books and edited a range of poetry and short story collections.
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Phinn is probably best known for his memoirs, many of which he has read as audiobooks:
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In 2004 Gervase Phinn received "The
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Touches of Beauty: Poetry in the
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