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There was a lull in the production of poetry after the union with England in the 16th century. The year 1600 is generally taken to mark the beginning of modern Welsh poetry. Throughout this time, serving as a bard was one of the few ways that one might better oneself socially, by becoming either a chief poet or a household poet. [2]
Pages in category "21st-century Welsh poets" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Dannie Abse;
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) [1] was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood.
Poets of Welsh nationality, writing in Welsh or English language. See also Category:Welsh-language poets for poets of any nationality writing in the Welsh language. Biography portal; Poetry portal; Wales portal
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 ...
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 ...
Tony Conran (born 1931) is an important figure in this so-called second flowering as critic, poet, and translator of Welsh poetry. His Penguin Book of Welsh Verse (1967) has been especially helpful in bridging the gap between the Welsh and English speaking. In his own poetry he makes use of Welsh tradition: for example, his elegy for Welsh ...
His work deals with both Welsh and international themes. [1] He has published seven poetry collections and several volumes of essays. He edited the magazine, Poetry Wales from 1997 until 2008. He has also translated poems from contemporary Welsh poets for an anthology, The Adulterer's Tongue. His first novel, Sea Holly, was published in autumn ...