John Burnside’s soul music The late poet, novelist and New Statesman columnist was equally attuned to the natural world and what lies beyond it.

I still have so much John Burnside to read. But you can't rush the poems.
This lovely piece by Kathleen Jamie touches on aspects of his writing that make it so wonderful.
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The NS Poem: A Variation on “Panis Angelicus” A posthumously published poem by John Burnside.

‘They like it better now, a simple life
of wind and fire,
footprints in the dew
like hieroglyphs, but nothing to reveal
beyond the quiet of another
morning: first light, birdsong through the trees.’

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David Bleiman: The Search Committee (Photo by author) i.m. John Burnside, 1955 – 2024 Why does Spring surprise us?Three mallard chicksskim and slice the burnand a dense green conewraps aroundthis lanewhich leadsto the beach.Our…

Thanks goodness: David Bleiman’s found the search committee - we wondered where they’d got to!

Very glad to welcome David back to Phase 2 of the #GhostFurnitureCatalogue with this ekphrastic elegy for #JohnBurnside:

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RIP John Burnside Scottish poet and writer #johnburnside #poetry @newyorker.bsky.social #scottishpoetry #scottishpoet

John Burnside poems and books that celebrate his talent - How To Be Books Explore books and poems by renowned poet John Burnside, who has died at the age of 69, leaving behind a legacy of 'miraculous' works.

John Burnside poems and books that celebrate his talent. The renowned poet passed away at the age of 69

"Flawed but fearless, fabulously gifted, he was a truly great writer."

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„We do tire of ourselves, and if we can’t find something else to take an interest in, it gets pretty tedious, being human.“ #JohnBurnside