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John Burnside 17:35 - May 31 with 527 viewsDJR

Yet another Scot to die young, and probably not well known outside poetry circles.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/31/john-burnside-author-of-bl

I can't say I've read much of his poetry, but I thought his 2011 novel A Summer of Dreaming, set in Norway and shortlisted for the Costa prize, extraordinarily haunting.
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John Burnside on 17:47 - May 31 with 471 viewsfactual_blue

Wasn't he a long-running character in The Bill?

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