THE NOBLE SAVAGE Tony Curry Tony Curry has been blazing a trail through poetry slams and open mics for years with an accessible mix of urban eloquence, social and personal observations, thought provoking pertinence and sly humour. This, his first collection, draws together a highly quotable core of reasoning and secures performance to the page. He never played for England (or Sheffield Utd for that matter). The Noble Savage also includes illustrations by Martin Stannage. For more information on Tony Curry, check out myspace.com/tonycurry For more information on Martin Stannage, check out myspace.com/visceralhiphop "Tony Curry’s poetry is a window into yesterday. A rhythmic world of skunk, Es and 501s, gorillas, queens and signing on. Historical and poetic. I love it." Mike Garry Available by mail order, secure on-line purchase and in Manchester from The Basement bookshop on Lever St. save 25% - buy now for £3.00 Passing Time A spell binding meritocracy Blinking in orthodoxy Resplendent And obtuse Hearing voices Like the first time Disquiet on the mainline A hard drive Urban Unreal Passing time Love in a foxglove Smoking cigarettes And dreaming of your one love Zorro comes and does a back flip A hippo re-enters the bike shed A thousand hysterical prances Speak an expletive Passing time Re-enter the sensuous world With racial disharmony In a back drift Splinters of forgotten time Come shredding Pulling back your mind Heading for that palm encrusted Sunday The road to Mandalay And the girl from far far away Passing time Re-enter the world Of subterranean foxgloves Smoking long hard cigarettes Masturbating Through long entrances Allegro Peanut Sunday The sun shines brightly today There’s a crack and I’m in it Passing time Poetry | Mucusart Publications | ISBN 978 0 9542816 2 5 | 130x195mm | chapbook | 36pp | January 2007 | RRP £4.00 Special offer price £3.00 Text © Tony Curry 2007 Back to: Lit Shop