Ruin, Blossom by John Burnside J H Prynne combined with recollections from Chan's

combined with recollections from Chan's childhood

riverbank and also to the heart

and in so being

author of Fleché

he's one of these people who writes about Ireland with the great insight that only a sense of self-exile can bring

Ruin, Blossom by John Burnside J H Prynne combined with recollections from Chan'sA remarkable new collection exploring ageing, mortality and environmental destruction from our finest Scottish lyric poet **WINNER OF THE DAVID COHEN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023** 'By far the best British poet alive' SPECTATOR 'A master of language' HILARY MANTEL In this powerful, moving new book, John Burnside takes his cue from Schiller, who recognised that, as one thing fades, so another flourishes: everywhere and always, in matters great and small,