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British poet and playwright (1937–2025)

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(30 April 1937 – 26 September 2025) was an English poet, translator and . He was born in and received his education in Classics from and . He is known for the poem V (1985), as well as for new versions of classic stage works: from ancient Greek such as the tragedies and , from French Molière's , plus from . He was also known for his outspoken views, particularly on the Iraq War. Many of Harrison's plays have been performed at the . In 2015, he was honoured with the in recognition for his body of work.

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Birth Name: Tony William Harrison

Alternative Names: Tony W. Harrison

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Articulation is the tongue-tied’s fighting.

This pen's all I have of .

I have to confess that I felt rather proud
of the simple device of my suffocating cloud.
The Prospero of poisons, the Faustus of the front,
bringing mental magic to modern armament.

The ones we choose to love become our anchor
when the hawser of the blood-tie's hacked, or frays.