John Burnside | |
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 Burnside in 2012 | |
| Born | 19 March 1955 Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Died | 29 May 2024 (aged 69) |
| Education | Cambridge College of Arts and Technology |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | The 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]
- ^ 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.