Leeds-born poet Tony Harrison has returned home to record a new version of his controversial poem V.
The 75 year-old, pictured here at the graves of his parents in Holbeck Cemetery during his recent visit, has recorded the 30-minute poem, which contains a torrent of swear words, for BBC Radio 4.
The poem, written in 1985 after Harrison discovered football hooligans had desecrated his parents’ gravestones with obscene graffiti, sparked outrage when a film version was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1987.
V will be aired on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm, on February 18.
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