Selected Poems by John Burnside
Contains a collection of poems of John Burnside.
If genius is operating anywhere in English poetry at present, I feel it is here, in Burnside's singular music -- Adam Thorpe * Observer *
A stunningly good writer of poetry and fiction * Independent *
One of the most outstandingly gifted poets in BritainHe, like one of his subjects, is 'turned into the plainsong of the stars' * Scotsman *
Burnside has a stillness and emotional restraint, a respect for the observer and observed alike which is serious, exemplary and rare * Times Literary Supplement *
I love the way John Burnside looks at the world. He doesn't just look: he watches. He sees into the secret spaces that lie somewhere between the hidden and the revealed... [He] crafts a poetry as precise in its detail, as subtle in its perceptions, as respectful in its attentions as the blade of a brain surgeon's scalpel -- Rachel Campbell-Johnston * The Times *
A stunningly good writer of poetry and fiction * Independent *
One of the most outstandingly gifted poets in BritainHe, like one of his subjects, is 'turned into the plainsong of the stars' * Scotsman *
Burnside has a stillness and emotional restraint, a respect for the observer and observed alike which is serious, exemplary and rare * Times Literary Supplement *
I love the way John Burnside looks at the world. He doesn't just look: he watches. He sees into the secret spaces that lie somewhere between the hidden and the revealed... [He] crafts a poetry as precise in its detail, as subtle in its perceptions, as respectful in its attentions as the blade of a brain surgeon's scalpel -- Rachel Campbell-Johnston * The Times *
John Burnside was among the most acclaimed writers of his generation. His novels, short stories, poetry and memoirs won numerous awards, including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial, Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and, in 2023, he received the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in literature. In 2011 Black Cat Bone won both the Forward and the T.S. Eliot Prizes for poetry. He died in 2024.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224078030 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224078038 |
| Title | Selected Poems |
| Author | John Burnside |
| Series | Cape Poetry Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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