Kerry Dowd was born in Liverpool, where he spent all of his childhood with his parents, Brenda and John, and two brothers, Graham and Paul. He also has a stepbrother, Adam, and a stepsister, Rebecca.
He found his school years very difficult and, consequently, did not get the benefit of a good education. However, later in life, he decided to go back to school and even to university, studying English literature.
Kerry married his first wife, Yvonne, and they had two children, Katie and Michael; however, sadly, Yvonne died when the children were very young.
Six years later, he found true love again and married Beverley, and they had four boys: George, Harry, Alfie and Max.
His poems reflect his love for his family and his recent love for God.
I wrote these poems to express my feelings. However, they soon became an emotional journey of enlightenment that helped me discover myself and how I saw life. Through my poetry I wanted to show how we can help others and also appreciate those who help us and those whose love we share.My biggest insp...