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See also List of Welsh-language authors, List of Welsh women writers and List of Welsh-language poets (6th century to c. 1600). Abbreviations: c. = about, fl. = active; B = writing in Brythonic , C = writing in Chinese, E = writing in English (including Middle English ), F = writing in French, G = writing in German, L = writing in Latin, sl ...
The post of National Poet of Wales (Welsh: Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in May 2005 by Academi – the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Writers. The current holder of the position is Hanan Issa , who was appointed for a period of three years in July 2022.
This is a list of Welsh-language authors. A. Richard Ithamar Aaron (1901–1987) William Ambrose (Emrys) (1813–1873) Gwynn ap Gwilym (1950–2016)
Fanny Winifred Edwards (1876–1959), children's author, dramatist and schoolteacher; Rhian Edwards (active from 2000s), poet; Sally El Hosaini (born 1976), British-Egyptian film director and screenwriter; Elen Egryn (1807–1897), Welsh-language poet; Menna Elfyn (born 1952), Welsh-language poet, playwright, columnist and editor; Christine ...
Following his appointment in 1973 Finch managed the Welsh Arts Council's Oriel bookshop, [7] a specialist bilingual (English and Welsh) arts and poetry retailer for twenty-five years. This included the original first floor operation in Charles Street, Cardiff until 1989, the more commercial shop on the ground floor at The Friary until 1997 and ...
The Cynfeirdd is a modern term which is used to refer to the earliest poets that wrote in Welsh and Welsh poetry dating before 1100. These poets (beirdd) existed in the modern geographical definition of Wales in addition to the Old North ( Yr Hen Ogledd ) and the language of the time was a common root called Brittonic , a precursor to the Welsh ...
He is the author of 19 books in Welsh and English including poetry, psychogeography, novels, and intercultural studies. As a librettist, he has carried out many major commissions for classical composers including Sir Karl Jenkins, Paul Mealor, Sarah Class, Debbie Wiseman, Tom Harrold, Roderick Williams, Peter Boyer, Nigel Hess and Joanna Gill.
One of the major themes of his writings is Welsh identity. The Little Kingdom (1946) is written in English; however, the main characters are talking Welsh. [10] Humphreys's best known novel is A Toy Epic (1958). The story is a coming-of-age story of three boys, and an important war novel, however it is also a coming-of-age story of Wales itself ...