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Scottish writer (1955–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Born | (1955-03-19)19 March 1955 Dunfermline, Scotland |
Died | 29 May 2024(2024-05-29) (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 |
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