Award-winning poet John Burnside dies aged 69
The award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died at the age of 69. His publishers Jonathan Cape said the Fife-born writer had died after a short illness.
A former writer-in-residence at Dundee University, he was most recently appointed a professor at the school of English at the University of St Andrews.
His 1992 poetry collection Feast Days won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial...
31st May 2024
South magazine to end publication after 35 years
A poetry magazine that began in 1990 is ending publication this year. South magazine, which selects poems anonymously, with different selectors for each issue, said: “After 35 years of continuous production, it is with a mixture of sadness and pride that South’s management team has decided South 70 ...
12th May 2024
'Testing myself in new places': Shaun Fallows at Write Out Loud Sale on book tour
Poet Shaun Fallows, who was born with cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user, will be performing at Write Out Loud Sale on Monday 20 May as part of an Arts Council-funded tour that will also take in ...
10th May 2024
New home and new start for Northern Poetry Library
The Northern Poetry Library is returning to its old home in Morpeth Library – and that is good news for poets. Last year we published a feature article about the Northern Poetry Library, and reported ...
6th May 2024
