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>If Beowulf was on my immediate reading list I'd have no
>compunction whatsoever in saying that I would go back to my trusty Bill
>Griffiths' rendition rather than Heaney because I rate Griffith much higher
>as a poet.

Actually, Geraldine, the old Pirate Press version (published by Bill
Griffiths) is a literal one by John Porter in parallel with the original AS.
Now, a Griffiths translation - that would be something else.

Ken Edwards, Reality Street Editions
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