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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
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.
Meigant (fl. c. 600–620) – a poet whose surviving work is recorded in the Black Book Of Carmarthen. Afan Ferddig (7th century) – accepted as the author of Moliant Cadwallon a praise poem to Cadwallon ap Cadfan; Juvencus Manuscript/ Cambridge Juvencus (late 9th century) contains two Welsh englyn-poems, one of nine and one of three ...
Ceiriog (1832-1887), the most popular Welsh poet of the 19th century. As with Talhaiarn, music played a key role in the work of Mynyddog - perhaps best known now as the writer of the words to Myfanwy - and the most popular of all these lyric poets, Ceiriog , the most popular poet in Welsh of the 19th century: his volume Oriau'r Hwyr (The Late ...
Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages.Dafydd’s poetry also offers a unique window into the transcultural movement of cultural practices and preservation of culture in the face of occupation.
Waldo Williams's volume of poetry Dail Pren (Leaves of the Tree) was published in 1956 by Gwasg Gomer. It has been described as the most outstanding work of Welsh language poetry published since 1945. [6] By the 1950s, partly influenced by his friend D. J. Williams, Waldo Williams had become a supporter of Plaid Cymru.
Huw Morus or Morys (1622 – 31 August 1709), also known by his bardic name Eos Ceiriog ("the nightingale of Ceiriog"), was a Welsh poet. One of the most popular and prolific poets of his time, he composed a large number of poems in a variety of metres.
William Henry Davies (3 July 1871 [a] – 26 September 1940) was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included observations on life's hardships, the ways the human condition is reflected in nature, his ...