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Tony Harrison
Portrait of Tony Harrison

Tony Harrison was born in Leeds in 1937 and read Classics at the University of Leeds. After spending four years in West Africa and a year in Prague, he returned to England to become the first Northern Arts Literary Fellow, 1967–68. His collection of poems The Loiners was awarded the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1972. He has translated a number of works for the National Theatre, including The Misanthrope and the Oresteia. (updated 1983)

AGNI has published the following work:

Poetry
The Common Chorus: A Version of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata: Part I
AGNI 27 Print Only
Poetry
Remains
AGNI 18 Print Only
Poetry
Study
AGNI 18 Print Only
Poetry
Long Distance
AGNI 18 Print Only
Poetry
On Not Being Milton
AGNI 18 Print Only
Poetry
Aqua Mortis
AGNI 18 Print Only
Poetry
The Call of Nature
AGNI 18 Print Only
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