Flight Into Redness

The Scottish poet John Burnside gains his creative power from his intimate relationship with the nature, a world of landscape and light. His home, Scotland, is his inspiration. He composes his poems on long walks along the coastline. The words come to him through his spiritual awareness of the elements, especially light. The poet uses Russian writer Mandelstam’s technique when creating his poems: Burnside’s words take us far beyond everyday urban life, on a sensual and magical journey through imagination, nourished by Weilepps beautiful filmic images. (DOK.fest München)