Black Cat Bone: Poems
F**G
A poet at his peak
These poems are to be read, re- read, savoured as they linger long after you put the book down.With some I find myself going back again and again for the sheer joy of the emotions put so clearly and beautifully.Thank you Mr. Burnside for giving such pleasure through a handful of words
E**N
Short non-rhyming poems
Short non-rhyming poems with occasional insight into the human condition, some spirituality and physical relationship along with quotes.
J**C
Five Stars
My favourite living poet.
R**E
Fab poetry
Fab Burnside poetry, well worth a read.
V**P
Five Stars
Quite black in bits but full of feeling.
H**T
A Masterful Book
This is a book written by a brilliant author at the height of his powers. John Burnside deservedly won the T.S. Eliot Memorial Prize for this volume. Its range is large and disturbing. It encapsulates a world both ancient and disturbingly modern. I had high hopes of it when I read the initial reviews, but it far exceeded those: it is both profound in its subject matter and adept in its poetics. I have not bought a book of poetry so adroit since Seamus Heaney's "Seeing Things".
