Alan Brownjohn is a prolific poet and novelist who skewered the banality of office life

Alan Brownjohn was a prolific poet and novelist who skewered the banality of office life. Larkin was an influence and friend but they were poles apart politically. Brownjohn contributed to an anthology for Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour Party. He was a friend of Larkin's but he was poles apart from his political rival.

Alan Brownjohn was a prolific poet and novelist who skewered the banality of office life. Larkin was an influence and friend but they were poles apart politically. Brownjohn contributed to an anthology for Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour Party. He was a friend of Larkin's but he was poles apart from his political rival.

Alan Brownjohn was an astute observer of life in modern Britain. He was a prolific poet, novelist and critic who was astute and sometimes satirical observer of modern life. Brownjohn died at the age of 80 on Sunday, November 23, at his home in London. He is remembered as a 'poet and novelist'