Friday 20 February 2009

The Tabloid Addict

Maisonneuve has just posted a terrific interview with Signal poet Shannon Stewart on the subject of her new book, Penny Dreadful.

"The influx of graphic violence in our daily lives is overwhelming and the line between newsworthiness and sensationalism isn’t always clear. What is our relationship to news and what do we do with a packet of horror that lands on our doorstep every morning?"

More here.


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