One of the most beautiful objects I have ever seen was a Yupik wolf mask, made in Nunivak in around 1890. John Burnside beautifulmakemask Change image and share on social
Hunted for sport by the rich, then driven from large tracts of its natural habitat by agricultural and housing development, the giant panda deserves better than to be scrubbed from conservation's ledger books through false accounting. John Burnside accountagriculturalbook share on social
You can't sit down and decide what you want to write about. John Burnside decidesitwrite Change image and share on social
I don't like the term 'mental illness.' I'd rather just say 'mad.' Just like I always say 'loony bin,' not 'mental hospital.' John Burnside binhospitalillness Change image and share on social
Sometimes, though only in my most unguarded moments, I can still think of Annette Winters as my first love. At fifteen, she was tall, slender, very dark: an intelligent, sly girl possessed of what I think of now, though I didn't think of then, as a kind of debatable beauty. John Burnside annettebeautydark share on social
With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation. John Burnside arguebeingessence Change image and share on social
People will occasionally ask me if I understand what it's like to be lonely. And the truth is I don't, because for me, solitariness is a blessing, a gift. Me, I get on fine with myself. John Burnside blessfinegift Change image and share on social
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 borderfavourgardener Change image and share on social
If nature offers no home, then we must make a home one way or another. The only question is how. John Burnside homemakenature Change image and share on social
