Alan Brown John

Alan Brown John

Alan Brown John was an English poet and novelist. He was born in London in 1931. He was educated at Merton college Oxford.

He worked as a teacher until he retired in 1979. After retiring he became a full time writer. John participated in Philip Hobs Baum’s weekly poetry discussion meeting known as ‘The group’.

He worked as a distinguished supporter of the British Humanist Association. Some of his poetic creations are “Traveler’s Alone” in 1954, “The railing “  in 1961, “A song of good life” in 1975, and “Nineteen poems”.  He also wrote a number of novels such as “To clear the river”, “The way you tell them”, “The long shadows” and “A funny old year”.