First published version of ‘Them & [uz]’

Tony Harrison – Writing 'Them & [uz]'

Trace the development of Tony Harrison's poem 'Them & [uz]' through the series of evolving drafts contained in the pages of one of his notebooks.

Exploring ‘Them & [uz]’ manuscripts

Introduction to the exploration of the manuscripts of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’

Manuscripts notes of Tony Harrison's poem 'Them & [uz]'

Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 53

Image and transcription of one page of Tony Harrison's notebook drafts for 'Them & [UZ]'.

Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 54

Image of page 54 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 55

Image of page 55 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 56

Image of page 56 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

First typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’

Early typescript draft of first sonnet of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"

Second typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’

An early draft of the second sonnet of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"

Third typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’

An early draft of the complete poem "Them & [uz]" by Tony Harrison

Harrison 'Them & [uz]' first publication

First published version of ‘Them & [uz]’

First published version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

Fourth typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]'

Fourth draft version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"

Final published version of ‘Them & [uz]’

Final published version of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"

'Them&[uz]' was first published in Planet magazine, issue 24/25, August 1974, as part of a three-poem sequence title 'From "The School of Eloquence"'. The other two poems were 'On Not Being Milton' and 'The Rhubarbarians' (then titled 'The School of Eloquence'). The text is very similar to the final published version, although there are several differences in the text, typesetting, and stanza breaks.