Tony Harrison (born April 30, 1937) is an English poet. He was born in Leeds and educated at Leeds Grammar School and the University of Leeds; where he read Classics and took a diploma in Linguistics. For some years he has lived in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2004 he was the third winner of the Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award. The material of much of his poetry is provided by the memories of his working-class childhood. Wikipedia
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Tony Harrison was born in Leeds in 1937. His volumes of poetry include The Loiners (winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1972), Continuous , v. www.faber.co.uk/author_detail.html?auid=546