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  1. Books & Writers
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    And the Dance Goes On (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Hearing Secret Harmonies, by Anthony Powell
    1. Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell
    Encounter, February 1976, pp. 58-64
  2. A Bad Cat Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    The New Statesman, November 9, 1979, p. 723
  3. [+]
    Bad Dreams (3 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Dialogues Etc., by George Barker
    1. Dialogues Etc. by George Barker
    2. The Bearing Beast by Patric Dickinson
    3. The Noise of the Fields by Hugh Maxton
    The New Statesman, July 30, 1976, p. 151
  4. [+]
    The Black Mountain Idiom (4 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Black Mountain, by Martin Duberman
    1. Black Mountain by Martin Duberman
    2. The Poetic Art of Robert Lowell by Marjorie Perloff
    3. Wallace Stevens by Lucy Beckett
    4. Introspective Voyager by A. Walton Litz
    Encounter, July 1974, pp. 55-59
  5. Breach
    Alan Brownjohn
    The New Statesman, November 5, 1976, p. 636
  6. [+]
    Breaking the Rules (10 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Loon Lake, by E.L. Doctorow
    1. Loon Lake by E.L. Doctorow
    2. Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
    3. The Second Coming by Walker Percy
    4. Other People: A Mystery Story by Martin Amis
    5. Winter Garden by Beryl Bainbridge
    6. Judgement Day by Penelope Lively
    7. The Other Side by Stanley Middleton
    8. Collected Short Stories by Kingsley Amis
    9. Alice Fell by Emma Tennant
    10. The Girl in a Swing by Richard Adams
    Encounter, May 1981, pp. 86-91
  7. [+]
    Carnal Knowledge (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Jack Straw's Castle, by Thom Gunn
    1. Jack Straw's Castle by Thom Gunn
    The New Statesman, September 24, 1976, p. 417
  8. Books & Writers
    [+]
    Carpenter's Auden (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    W.H. Auden: A Biography, by Humphrey Carpenter
    1. W.H. Auden: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
    Encounter, September 1981, pp. 55-57
  9. [+]
    A Change of Landscape (6 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Collected Poems, 1944-1979, by Kingsley Amis
    1. Collected Poems, 1944-1979 by Kingsley Amis
    2. Remains of Elmet by Ted Hughes
    3. The Spring Collection by Pete Morgan
    4. The Inner Harbour by Fleur Adcock
    5. The River and the Train by Edwin Brock
    6. Kicking the Leaves by Donald Hall
    Encounter, August 1979, pp. 45-50
  10. [+]
    A Cold Wind Blows (12 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse, 1945-1980, by D.J. Enright
    1. The Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse, 1945-1980 by D.J. Enright
    2. The Reign of Sparrows by Roy Fuller
    3. Souvenirs by Roy Fuller
    4. Collected Poems, 1942-1977 by W.S. Graham
    5. Poems, 1962-1978 by Derek Mahon
    6. The Echo Gate by Michael Longley
    7. A Martian Sends a Postcard Home by Craig Raine
    8. Tidal Models by John Birtwhistle
    9. A Lifetime of Dying by Elizabeth Bartlett
    10. Our Living John, and Other Poems by Patric Dickinson
    11. Unhistorical Fragments by John Whitworth
    12. The Human Cage by Elma Mitchell
    Encounter, August 1980, pp. 56-63
  11. Collected Poems 1952-1988 (1984)
    Alan Brownjohn
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  12. [+]
    Contour Lines (8 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Poems of Stanley Kunitz, 1928-1978, by Stanley Kunitz
    1. The Poems of Stanley Kunitz, 1928-1978 by Stanley Kunitz
    2. Houseboat Days by John Ashbery
    3. Blue Wine, and Other Poems by John Hollander
    4. Five American Poets by John Matthias
    5. Crossing by John Matthias
    6. An Explanation of America by Robert Pinsky
    7. The Book of the Body by Frank Bidart
    8. Selected Poems by Linda Pastan
    Encounter, April 1980, pp. 62-66
  13. [+]
    Cosmic, Comic, Casual, Careful (8 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Weddings at Nether Powers and Other New Poems, by Peter Redgrove
    1. The Weddings at Nether Powers and Other New Poems by Peter Redgrove
    2. Arcadia by Christopher Reid
    3. From the House Opposite by John Mole
    4. The Slant Door by George Szirtes
    5. Pasts by Paul Wilkins
    6. Fiction by Peter Reading
    7. Down by a Bicycle by Hubert Moore
    8. Recognitions by Daud Kamal
    Encounter, November 1979, pp. 70-76
  14. A difficulty
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Paris Review, Fall 1963, p. 131
  15. [+]
    Fascination of What's Difficult (10 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Tenebrae, by Geoffrey Hill
    1. Tenebrae by Geoffrey Hill
    2. The Thing About Joe Sullivan by Roy Fisher
    3. One Another by Peter Dale
    4. From the School of Eloquence by Tony Harrison
    5. Burning the Ivy by Ted Walker
    6. Under the Ice by Stewart Conn
    7. An Attitude of Mind by John Cassidy
    8. A Familiar Tree by Jon Stallworthy
    9. The Thinking Heart by Jenny Joseph
    10. The Fiesta, and Other Poems by Geoffrey Grigson
    Encounter, March 1979, pp. 61-64
  16. [+]
    Film (8 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Makers & Frames
    1. Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film by Kevin Brownlow
    2. The Man You Loved to Hate by Richard Koszarski
    3. Ingmar Bergman by Peter Cowie
    4. Ingrid Bergman by John Russell Taylor
    5. Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze by William Rothman
    6. Australian Cinema by Graham Shirley and Brian Adams
    7. British Cinema History by James Curran and Vincent Porter
    8. The Altering Eye by Robert P. Kolker
    Encounter, January 1984, pp. 63-68
  17. [+]
    From the Eighth Floor of the Tower (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Collected Poems, by Peter Porter
    1. Collected Poems by Peter Porter
    Encounter, September/October 1983, pp. 80-84
  18. [+]
    Geoffrey Grigson (2 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Private Art, by Geoffrey Grigson
    1. The Private Art by Geoffrey Grigson
    2. Blessings, Kicks, and Curses by Geoffrey Grigson
    Encounter, May 1983, pp. 70-74
  19. [+]
    German Protestant in Guru's Clothing (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Autobiographical Writings, by Hermann Hesse and Theodore Ziolkowski
    1. Autobiographical Writings by Hermann Hesse and Theodore Ziolkowski
    Encounter, October 1973, pp. 103-106
  20. [+]
    Going Concerns (10 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    New and Collected Poems, 1950-1980, by Vernon Scannell
    1. New and Collected Poems, 1950-1980 by Vernon Scannell
    2. Collected Poems by Robert Garioch
    3. Collected Ewart, 1933-80 by Gavin Ewart
    4. Moortown by Ted Hughes
    5. Summer Palaces by Peter Scupham
    6. Water Voices by Leslie Norris
    7. The Equal Skies by Norman MacCaig
    8. The Strange Museum by Tom Paulin
    9. Valley of Death by Ross Paul
    10. The Venetian Vespers by Anthony Hecht
    Encounter, November 1980, pp. 64-70
  21. [+]
    Heads, Tongues & Spirits (9 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Onion, Memory, by Craig Raine
    1. The Onion, Memory by Craig Raine
    2. Cave Birds by Ted Hughes
    3. Collected Poems, 1943-1976 by Vasko Popa
    4. Poems and Prose, 1949-1977 by Harold Pinter
    5. The Honeymoon Voyage by D.M. Thomas
    6. Paradise Illustrated by D.J. Enright
    7. The Pleasure Steamers by Andrew Motion
    8. Chance of a Lifetime by David Holbrook
    9. The Watchman's Flute by John Heath-Stubbs
    Encounter, November 1978, pp. 63-68
  22. Latter-Day Troupers
    Alan Brownjohn
    The New Statesman, February 8, 1980, p. 215
  23. [+]
    Less Means Less (Review)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Colleges in Crisis, by David Hencke
    1. Colleges in Crisis by David Hencke
    The New Statesman, January 5, 1979, p. 18
  24. [+]
    The Long & the Short (5 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Henry and Cato, by Iris Murdoch
    1. Henry and Cato by Iris Murdoch
    2. Saville by David Storey
    3. The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
    4. Polonaise by Piers Paul Read
    5. Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut
    Encounter, March 1977, pp. 81-84
  25. [+]
    Metre Maid (2 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Collected Poems, by Elizabeth Daryush
    1. Collected Poems by Elizabeth Daryush
    2. Collected Poems 1955-1975 by Peter Levi
    The New Statesman, May 14, 1976, p. 653
  26. New Poetry 3 (1978)
    Alan Brownjohn and Maureen Duffy
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  27. A Night in the Gazebo (1980)
    Alan Brownjohn
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  28. Of Consequence
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, October 1967, p. 31
  29. The Old Flea Pit (1987)
    Alan Brownjohn
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  30. [+]
    Orders of Merit (6 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Film Business, by Ernest Betts
    1. The Film Business by Ernest Betts
    2. The Great British Picture Show by George C. Perry
    3. Masterworks of the French Cinema by John Weightman
    4. Weekend, and Wind from the East by Jean Luc Godard
    5. Finally Truffaut by Don Allen
    6. The Impact of Film by Roy Paul Madsen
    Encounter, January 1975, pp. 72-75
  31. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, February 1980, pp. 28-29
  32. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, August 1982, p. 9
  33. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, February 1983, p. 73
  34. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, February 1984, pp. 16-17
  35. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, January 1985, p. 62
  36. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, March 1985, p. 75
  37. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, November 1988, p. 18
  38. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, April 1989, p. 73
  39. Poem
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, January 1989, p. 33
  40. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, April 1973, p. 19
  41. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, August 1973, p. 54
  42. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, December 1973, p. 50
  43. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, May 1973, p. 37
  44. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, December 1974, p. 62
  45. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, March 1974, p. 41
  46. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, November 1974, p. 44
  47. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, June 1976, p. 52
  48. Poetry
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, November 1977, pp. 22-23
  49. [+]
    The Quality Surveyors (4 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Advantage of Lyric, by Barbara N. Hardy
    1. The Advantage of Lyric by Barbara N. Hardy
    2. The Freedom of the Poet by John Berryman
    3. The Art of the Real by Eric Homberger
    4. Responses by Richard Wilbur
    Encounter, July 1977, pp. 82-85
  50. [+]
    Redeeming the Time (7 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    The Child in Time, by Ian McEwan
    1. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
    2. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
    3. Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
    4. Lenin: The Novel by Alan Brien
    5. Blackeyes by Dennis Potter
    6. Her Story by Dan Jacobson
    7. The Companion by Chaim Bermant
    Encounter, April 1988, pp. 57-60
  51. The Situation
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, July 1966, p. 90
  52. A Song of Good Life (1975)
    Alan Brownjohn
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  53. [+]
    An Unprovincial Province (10 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Poets from the North of Ireland, by Frank Ormsby
    1. Poets from the North of Ireland by Frank Ormsby
    2. Field Work by Seamus Heaney
    3. A Faust Book by D.J. Enright
    4. Lies and Secrets by John Fuller
    5. Moments of Grace by Elizabeth Jennings
    6. Selected Poems by Elizabeth Jennings
    7. Love-Life by Hugo Williams
    8. A Reply to Intercepted Mail by Anna Adams
    9. Wheal Zion by John Gurney
    10. Yes and No by William Scammell
    Encounter, January 1980, pp. 64-70
  54. [+]
    Untidy Moments (7 Reviews)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Barbarians, by Douglas Dunn
    1. Barbarians by Douglas Dunn
    2. The Face Behind the Face by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
    3. That Singing Mesh, and Other Poems by Terence Tiller
    4. Life Before Death by P.J. Kavanagh
    5. Side Effects by U.A. Fanthorpe
    6. All I Can Say by Geoffrey Holloway
    7. All My Little Ones by Gavin Ewart
    Encounter, June 1979, pp. 68-72
  55. The Victory
    Alan Brownjohn
    Encounter, July 1967, p. 37
  56. Warrior's Career (1973)
    Alan Brownjohn
    Poems
    1 Review, 1 Readable
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