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Fourth typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]'

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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.
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/53/t
Introduction to the exploration of the manuscripts of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01/54b
Manuscripts notes of Tony Harrison's poem 'Them & [uz]'
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01
Image and transcription of one page of Tony Harrison's notebook drafts for 'Them & [UZ]'.
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01/54b
Image of page 54 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01/55b
Image of page 55 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01/56b
Image of page 56 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/53/t
Early typescript draft of first sonnet of ‘Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/53t
An early draft of the second sonnet of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01/56t
An early draft of the complete poem "Them & [uz]" by Tony Harrison
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Harrison 'Them & [uz]' first publication
First published version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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BC MS 20c Harrison/02
Fourth draft version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Harrison 'Them & [uz]' final version.
Final published version of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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This is an annotated typescript draft of the poem, presumably used for poetry readings.

This shows the evolution of the later stages of the poem, with annotations showing small changes to the text, including changes to typesetting and stanza breaks.

An address label from the Oxford University Press is pasted in. Addressed to 'Mr A Harrison', it illustrates the significance the final lines of the poem:

My first mention in ‘The Times’

automatically made Tony Anthony!