In his first collection of poetry, Vincent Smith has produced an irreverent post-mortem of the Tory years, 1979-1997. His personal review ranges over institutions, personalities, events, policies, and attitudes -- many of which go beyond politics into the realms of sex, morality, equality, and the pleasures and aggravations of everyday life. Usually humorous but occasionally serious, the poems borrow the voices of 42 well-known poets and song-smiths from Chaucer to Bob Dylan.
Pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Page Hall
Release
October 01, 1998
ISBN
0953329607
ISBN 13
9780953329601
Back to Basics: The Tory Years in Poetical Burlesque
In his first collection of poetry, Vincent Smith has produced an irreverent post-mortem of the Tory years, 1979-1997. His personal review ranges over institutions, personalities, events, policies, and attitudes -- many of which go beyond politics into the realms of sex, morality, equality, and the pleasures and aggravations of everyday life. Usually humorous but occasionally serious, the poems borrow the voices of 42 well-known poets and song-smiths from Chaucer to Bob Dylan.