The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions. John Burnside albeitartificialbind share on social
My second, third and fourth novels were mistakes, essentially. John Burnside essentiallyfourthmistake Change image and share on social
Once upon a time, forests were repositories of magic for the human race. John Burnside foresthumanmagic Change image and share on social
'The Asylum Dance' was written after I'd moved back to Scotland and was a response to moving to my old home area of Fife. John Burnside areaasylumback Change image and share on social
When I was ten years old, my family left a cold, damp prefab in West Fife and moved to Corby, Northamptonshire, where my father quickly found work at what was then the Stewarts & Lloyds steelworks. John Burnside coldcorbydamp Change image and share on social
It is common knowledge now that we depend on insects for our continued existence; that, without key pollinators, the human population would collapse in less than a decade. John Burnside collapsecommoncontinue Change image and share on social
For a boy of ten, used to the coal bings and rust-coloured burns of Cowdenbeath, the fields and woodland of Kingswood, with its overgrown but stately avenue of copper-barked sequoias, felt like a local version of paradise. John Burnside avenuebarkbing share on social
Given the right information to help them decide, people will opt for conditions that benefit our creaturely neighbours, even where they have no particular interest in larks or cuckoo wasps - because those conditions benefit us. John Burnside benefitconditioncreaturely share on social
As attractive as it is, the idea that nature can exist beyond our dangerous 'instinct for happiness' is never the whole story. John Burnside attractivedangerousexist Change image and share on social
It's important to have quiet time and isolation. John Burnside importantisolationquiet Change image and share on social
