that you innately know what a big story is, and you almost physically cringe if it's not told. It's like watching someone draw a flush at poker and fold instead of bet; an offence against the basic order of life's odds. In news value terms, spies and assorted secret-holders are aces--people who know that the world is ordered in a different way to that which is ordinarily supposed. In [John] Burnside's schema, that's probably what poets are.from The Scotsman: Interview: John Burnside, author
~~~~~~~~~~~
No comments :
Post a Comment