Final 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]"

This is the text seen most widely in editions of Tony Harrison’s work and various anthologies. This has been taken from 'Permanently Bard, Selected Poems' (Bloodaxe, 1995, Ed. Carol Rutter).