Elizabeth Jennings

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.

‘The Annunciation’ is a deeply thoughtful depiction of the moment Mary learned she’d carry the son of God.

The Diamond Cutter

by Elizabeth Jennings

The Resurrection

by Elizabeth Jennings

The Young Ones

by Elizabeth Jennings

To a Friend with a Religious Vocation

by Elizabeth Jennings

Two Deaths

by Elizabeth Jennings

Visit to an Artist

by Elizabeth Jennings

Warning to Parents

by Elizabeth Jennings

What Depression Feels Like

by Elizabeth Jennings

“What Depression Feels Like”, written by Elizabeth Jennings, is a superb lyric that fathoms deep into the foggy realm of a depressed mind.

World I Have Not Made

by Elizabeth Jennings