Alan Brownjohn

Alan Brownjohn (28 July 1931 – 23 February 2024) was an English poet and novelist.

Quotes

• Following daily such a dread-
  ful trade to earn a living,
  With every second on that cliff
  So cruel and unforgiving,
• Is fine - as long as no one comes
  And asks us what we do there...
  We'd have to say, Without our toil,
  Just who would know it grew there?
  • The Cat Without E-Mail (2001).

• At dawn, a railwaywoman
  On a country platform whirls on the end of a chain
  An irrelevant key, while a young guard makes to wipe
  A crumb from her lapel; and see, she smiles
  A permissory smile you take in from your corner seat:
  A cameo of unrehearsed perfection.
  • The Old Flea-Pit (1987).

External links

• Alan Brownjohn - Poetry Archive website
• Enitharmon Press website