We seem to have moved closer to ‘a third world war’. A main cause of the present conflict in the Middle East, as in some previous confrontations, would seem to be a resentment that is felt by some other ‘peoples’ towards the presence and even the existence of Israel.
Continue readingTwo Books Concerning Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
In his handwritten book "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight A Translation" Michael Gibson has achieved what he thinks may be the ‘closest’ version yet of this fourteenth century masterpiece. Then, in a companion book that is also handwritten and is called "Truth, Dare, Kiss… Cheat!" he tells how he addressed aspects of the tale that had long baffled him, and of ‘falling into’ a surprising new ‘perspective’ on it.
Continue readingConcerning Durham School and the Old Dunelmian Society
This letter is written in support of T.G.R. Berkeley 'O.D.' (School House 1956-61) in his raising of the matter of what he regards as an adverse change in the Constitution and 'nature' of 'The Old Dunelmian Society'.
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In 2007 Simon Armitage published a translation of the fourteenth century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In 2018 he published a Revised Edition. In a “NOTE” on this new version he says: There are no radical changes, particularly in the tone and attitude of the translation and its emphasis on alliteration;
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the Old English THE WANDERER and Other TextsHere are audio-clips from a CD of ‘The Wanderer’ in the original Old English and in my own translation. The music is my own; the ravens were themselves:-
Old English
Translation 1
The translation was in the main got up by me some twenty years ago as a part of my pursuit of a comprehensive answer to the question, ‘What are the rhythms of English Poetry?’.
TTE(P)P
The True English (Poetry) PartyThe TE(P)P is an actual Party formally registered with and has the Party Reference RRP 4755321 The Party’s Leader, Nominating Officer and Treasurer is Michael George Gibson The Party’s Other Specified Office Holder is Ms. Dorli Nauta who is designated The Party’s Helpmate The Party was established with the following statement of its constitution: The Party’s Manifesto –
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This website provides an ongoing collection on resources, articles and critical rants regarding the true nature of English poetry over 1,300 years. It addresses the question ‘What is poetry?’ It deals primarily with matters of metre and rhythm in poetry, and with ‘free verse’, which I consider to be a different sort of writing.
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