Penny Dreadful

by Shannon Stewart

Penny Dreadfuls were popular, cheaply produced 19th century magazines filled with brutal and sensationalist tales. In her uncompromising second collection of poetry, Vancouver poet Shannon Stewart revisits their grisly spirit through a series of meditations that examine the media's obsession for luridness, be it tabloids or "respectable" newspapers. At the centre of the book is the story of accused serial killer Robert Pickton. In poems of great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550652451
• ISBN13: 9781550652451
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Vehicule Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"