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The Men Around Her Bed
In The Men Around Her Bed, Alan Brownjohn writes about experiences from childhood (the memory of hearing Neville Chamberlain s 1939 declaration of war) on into the present, sometimes in precisely dated poems. He is perennially concerned with the impact of momentous events and changes on day-to-day life; his acute sense of detail recently earned him the soubriquet, in the TLS, of the doyen of the diurnal . In this new collection, he juxtaposes religious belief and unbelief, transmutes quirky social observation into poetry, indulges jokes and fantasies, and praises or commemorates friends. The poem which provides the title of the collection is an unconventional and mysterious celebration of his life; for which, in the words of Sean O Brien, his poetry shows an undiminished appetite ."
Ludbrooke and Others
A 60-poem sequence brings a new departure in Alan Brownjohn's poetry. Ludbrooke is a rueful, proud, somewhat devious figure who negotiates the hurdles and snares of an older man's life with a combination of principle, aplomb, dexterity and romantic flair.
The Cat Without E-mail
The variety of theme and mood, impressive technical command and his characteristic element of surprise ensure The Cat Without E-mail will enhance an already considerable reputation.
The Saner Places
Alan Brownjohn's Selected Poems provides an excellent opportunity to renew acquaintance with the most notable work of a writer whose achievement has been central to the major concerns of modern English poetry. This selection reaffirms his reputation as one of the most thought-provoking - and entertaining - poets committed to interpreting the modern world. His take on subjects like love (and sex), time (and mortality), and our ecological and cultural environment (threatened and abused) is instantly recognizable, as is his assured command of the craft of poetry.
A Bottle and Other Poems
About Alan Brownjohn's last individual volume of poems, Ludbrooke and Others, Sean O'Brien wrote in the Sunday Times, "If you don't find yourself laughing at and with Ludbrooke, the chances are that you're a Puritan or dead or both." Brownjohn's new book is one of his most varied and resourceful to date, featuring not only characteristically funny and entertaining poems and mysterious, gripping narratives (the title poem) but also moving tributes and elegies, love poems, and some absorbing social observation. It will confirm his reputation as "one of the most reliably enjoyable of writers."
Collected Poems, 1952-1988
This third edition adds over 140 poems to the second, which appeared as long ago as the end of the 1980s. It comprises all the work he wishes to retain from twelve individual books spanning six decades, as well as a number of new, uncollected poems. Wide ranging in theme and displaying an impressive mastery of form, this body of writing firmly establishes Alan Brownjohn's achievement as central to the English poetry of the last half-century.
Collected Poems
This volume comprises all the work Alan Brownjohn wishes to retain from 12 individual books spanning six decades, as well as a number of new, uncollected poems.
