Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version
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The Poetry Club will meet on 3 December 2026 at The Harcourt Arms in Oxford to discuss Simon Armitage's translation of the medieval poem *Pearl*. This event will explore the poem's themes and its significance in Middle English literature.
**We will meet at the HARCOURT ARMS pub in Jericho.** *Pearl* is a late 14th-century Middle English poem that is considered one of the most important surviving Middle English works. With elements of medieval allegory and from the dream vision genre, the poem is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's ‘eerie and wonderful’ version of the Middle English poem was the winner of the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.
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Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version takes place on Thursday, 3 December 2026 at 19:00.
Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version is held at The Harcourt Arms in Oxford (Cranham Terrace, Oxford OX2 6DG, UK, Oxford, OX2 6DG).
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The Poetry Club will meet on 3 December 2026 at The Harcourt Arms in Oxford to discuss Simon Armitage's translation of the medieval poem *Pearl*. This event will explore the poem's themes and its significance in Middle English literature.
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**We will meet at the HARCOURT ARMS pub in Jericho.** *Pearl* is a late 14th-century Middle English poem that is considered one of the most important surviving Middle English works. With elements of medieval allegory and from the dream vision genre, the poem is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's ‘eerie and wonderful’ version of the Middle English poem was the winner of the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.
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When is Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version?
Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version takes place on Thursday, 3 December 2026 at 19:00.
Where is Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version taking place?
Poetry Club: Pearl, Simon Armitage translation/version is held at The Harcourt Arms in Oxford (Cranham Terrace, Oxford OX2 6DG, UK, Oxford, OX2 6DG).
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