Tim Barritt
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Tim Barritt was born in ‘The Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley
The Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of...

’ of South Australia – on 18.1.1951

‘The Family Farm’ – The Ranch - called Highlands, is a 2,300 Acre steep and rugged grazing property in the Barossa Ranges
Barossa Ranges
The Barossa Ranges are located in the state of South Australia in Australia. They are a part of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and primarily run along the eastern side of the Barossa Valley. The range was named by Colonel William Light in 1837 after the Barrosa Range in Spain, to which he found...

, east of Lyndoch in the beautiful and rich Barossa Valley. It is currently running Merino sheep, Angus cattle and cropping for hay. This has been his home, workplace, spirit and heart base for all of his life.

Educated locally and in Adelaide, in 1972 he took his poems and guitar to London where he spent some time as a busker in the ‘underground’, also writing and reading poems in the many poetry circles around this town. This was one of the richest times in his life.

Returning home he married in 1975. He then ‘disappeared’ into ‘farm, work and family’ for 35 years, only ‘emerging’ in 2010 with the new ‘mantle and responsibility’, Poet and Earth Angel 181, after his ‘life partner with whom he shared all of this 35 years’, departed the scene – searching for greener pastures.

He was an active contributor to the Land Care movement in the ‘90’s, in particular in saving gum trees from vineyard developers and promoting better land use practises.

He has self published two books of poems, ‘Harvest Time of Dying’ 1989, and ‘Common Thread’ 1995.

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Heart and Soul Community Health through Poems.

You will find poems about:-

Heartbreak, Happiness, Suicide Prevention, Positive Thinking, Men’s Health, Positive Affirmation for Women, Building Protective Emotional Boundaries, Depression.

There are poems to read, print and listen to all for FREE.

Tims Free Poetry Website earthangel181.com
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