Part one of term paper
What perspectives do Harrison’s poems open up on his relationship with his parents and family background in general? Tony Harrison’s family background and his relations with his parents is one that both confuses and overwhelms us. I use the present tense because I believe that Tony Harrison still has a relationship with his parents even ...

Part two of term paper
... which is often coarse yet emotional. The indelicate side of his poetry reflects the life with his father and general Leeds background, this is reflected in his in his poem “Book Ends II” “You’re supposed to be the bright boy at description and you can’t tell them what the fuck to put!” This is the general reflection of the poets family life, behind these two lines there is great love, for both the mother and the poet, yet the father is unable to show this love, he feels the obligation ...