Elizabeth Jennings Poems

Elizabeth Jennings was an English poet who won the Arts Council of Great Britain Prize for the best first book of poems for Poems in 1953. She was incredibly prolific and returned time and time again to themes of love, death, and religion. She is remembered today as a “traditionalist” known for her use of structure, meter, and rhyme. Read more about Elizabeth Jennings.

A Requiem

by Elizabeth Jennings

When you read Elizabeth’s poetry, you never know what kind of theme you are going to read in her poetry.

Absence

by Elizabeth Jennings

With this the feeling of loss through the scenery around her. Readers can connect with this poem ‘Absence’ because most

Admonition

by Elizabeth Jennings

‘Admonition’ by Elizabeth Jennings describes how one should maintain control over their own life rather than designate their responsibilities to others. 

Answers

by Elizabeth Jennings

‘Answers’ by Elizabeth Jennings describes how one speaker compartmentalizes the big questions and answers in life in the back of her mind. 

At Noon

by Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings is known for her simplicity of diction, her clarity of expression, and her deep insight into human emotions

Chinese Art

by Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings, through her simple diction and sensitive approach, has dealt with many different human emotions and thought in a

Delay

by Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings’ Delay relies on the metaphor of starlight traveling to earth to explore the complexity and mishaps of love.

Fishermen

by Elizabeth Jennings

The poem, Fishermen, by Elizabeth Jennings orbits around two generations of fishermen; the first ones are the aged fishermen, while

Fountain

by Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings herself considered ‘Fountain’ as one of her favorite poems. This piece is about the controlled energy of a fountain.

Identity

by Elizabeth Jennings

‘Identity’ is a poem that focuses and explores the concept of a person’s image not just their physical appearance but

Love Poem

by Elizabeth Jennings

Where the British poet Elizabeth Jennings has expressed the theme of generation gap through her poem, ‘Father to Son’, and

My Grandmother

by Elizabeth Jennings

‘My Grandmother’ by Elizabeth Jennings is a thoughtful poem about one person’s relationship with her grandmother and her grandmother’s passion—collecting antiques. 

Night Sister

by Elizabeth Jennings

‘Night Sister’ is a fantastic poem. It describes the narrator’s view of the eponymous Night Sister. The narrative appears to

One Flesh

by Elizabeth Jennings

In this poem, One Flesh, Elizabeth Jennings uses the speaker, who seems to be a child, or at least young

Poem in Winter

by Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings’ ‘Poem in Winter’ discusses the beauty and perfection of the snow. It sends a message to the adults who are afraid of snow falling.

Reminiscence

by Elizabeth Jennings

The poem, Reminiscence, by Elizabeth Jennings is about experiencing love in childhood and adulthood. As the very title of the

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