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).