James Larkin

James Larkin has been a newspaper journalist and PR consultant for six decades. He has experience in Britain, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. He was born in 1938 in Liverpool, England and attended the Royal Grammar School, Colchester. He later was a law student at Grays Inn, London, before joining the Royal Air Force in 1957 in which he served in the Middle East (Iraq and Oman) and Singapore and Malaya (Malayan Emergency). He saw active service in the Oman Rebellion 1957, was on the last plane out at the Iraq Revolution 1958 and served in the Malay Emergency jungle war. He speaks basic Malay and French and smatterings of other languages. His first book of poetry dates from when he was 13 years old until the present day. It is mostly short romantic pieces - some philosophical - and written in simple English. In his later years James has become a strong advocate of animal welfare and environmental protection and has also produced several poems in support of this. He is currently writing a second book of animal poetry in support of animal rights and against cruelty. When he has published all his poetry he plans a romance drama based on his experience during the Malay Emergency. He also hopes to produce a non-fiction work depicting his life long memories that cover several historical and famous events and personalities. His interests include international vegetarian cooking, history, nature and all other life forms. He often sings to his pets which currently include a ferret, three rats, a mouse, a cockatiel and a dog.