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Poetry Book Club - Tony Harrison

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Ian McMillan presents a special Poetry Book Club edition, with poet Tony Harrison.

In front of an audience at the University of Newcastle, Ian McMillan presents a special Poetry Book Club edition, with poet Tony Harrison discussing his work.

Throughout 2016 The Verb will be closely examining the work of our finest living poets with our series of 'Poetry Book Clubs', recorded in front of an audience who put their questions to the author. Ian's first guest is Tony Harrison.

Tony Harrison grew up in working class Leeds, and this background has inspired him throughout his work, from his first collection 'The Loiners', published in 1970, to his controversial narrative poem 'v' and his work for theatre and television. Harrison says 'poetry is all I write, whether for books, or readings, or for the National Theatre, or for the opera house and concert hall, or even for TV.'

Recorded in front of an invited audience at the University of Newcastle, Ian McMillan asks Tony Harrison to examine his 'Selected Poems' (Penguin), focusing on his 'From The School of Eloquence' sonnets exploring class and education. 

Producer: Cecile Wright.

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