John Burnside

John Burnside FRSL FRSE (born 19 March 1955) is a Scottish writer. He is one of only three poets (the others being Ted Hughes and Sean O'Brien) to have won both the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for the same book (Black Cat Bone). In 2023, he won the David Cohen Prize.

For the American gay activist and inventor (1916–2008), see John Burnside (inventor).

John Burnside

FRSL FRSE
Burnside in Munich, 2012
Born (1955-03-19) 19 March 1955
Dunfermline, Scotland
EducationCambridge College of Arts and Technology
OccupationWriter
Notable workBlack Cat Bone
AwardsT. S. Eliot Prize;
Forward Poetry Prize;
David Cohen Prize
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