My editor, Robin Robertson, is one of this country’s finest poets, so I listen to him when he offers advice. John Burnside Read Quote
The only pleasure in redecorating or moving house comes from stumbling across books that I’d almost forgotten I owned. John Burnside Read Quote
As a child, I read a great many books in which animals and birds played significant roles, not only in the narrative itself, but also in creating the emotional and psychological atmosphere of that narrative – the imaginative furniture, as it were, in which any story unfolds. John Burnside Read Quote
I remember a nightfall from childhood, far from home and off the known track: I’d been walking with some older boys, but they ran off and left me, and as darkness hurried in, I suddenly realised how far from home I was. John Burnside Read Quote
I have never understood why so many gardeners favour straight lines and narrow, regulated borders; perhaps they think wildness could work only in a larger space. John Burnside Read Quote
The way I mainly use the Internet is keeping in touch with poets that live far away. My main interest is contemporary American poets and some Spanish language poets, and I keep in touch with their work through either their websites or email. John Burnside Read Quote
I remember playing the Mad Hatter in a school play and feeling very comfortable in the character. John Burnside Read Quote
I remember when I first encountered anthropocentrism. I was in primary school and, in preparation for our confirmation, the class was learning about the afterlife. John Burnside Read Quote
