Poet Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written about 600 years ago by an unknown author The poem has got just about ...
Simon Armitage has translated a number of medieval poems into modern English, including “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “The Death of King Arthur” (an anonymous work, not Malory’s long prose ...
Simon Armitage is fascinated by epic journeys. The prolific, 49-year-old English poet and author has published acclaimed translations of 14th century travel-adventure Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ...