John Burnside

John Burnside
Burnside in 2012
Born(1955-03-19)19 March 1955
Dunfermline, Scotland
Died29 May 2024(2024-05-29) (aged 69)
EducationCambridge College of Arts and Technology
OccupationWriter
Notable workThe Hoop
Common Knowledge
A Lie About My Father
Black Cat Bone
Awards

John Burnside FRSL FRSE (19 March 1955 – 29 May 2024) was a Scottish writer. He was one of four poets (with Ted Hughes, Sean O'Brien and Jason Allen-Paisant) to have won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for one book. In Burnside's case it was for his 2011 collection, Black Cat Bone. In 2023, he won the David Cohen Prize.[1]

  1. ^ Creamer, Ella (9 November 2023). "John Burnside wins the 2023 David Cohen prize for amazing body of work". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 November 2023.