Forgotten Ground Regained
Contributor: George Johnston
George Johnston (1913-2004) was emeritus professor of English at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where he specialized in older forms of English and Norse literature, particularly the Icelandic sagas and the literature of the Orkney islands. He was a widely published poet, best known for his early book of poems, The Cruising Auk; his collected works can be found in his book Endeared by Dark, (1990) published by the The Porcupine's Quill, a small literary press located in Ontario, Canada. The Porcupine's Quill also publishes two of his translations of Icelandic sagas: Schemers and Viga Glum Thrand of Gotu. His other translations include The Saga of Gisli the Outlaw from the University of Toronto Press.
Poetry on this site:
His poem "Crows’ Nests in Court Metres" appears in Dennis Wise's critical anthology of modern alliterative verse.