The post of National Poet of Wales (Welsh: Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in May 2005 by Academi – the Welsh National Literature Promotion...
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Hanan Issa (category British poet stubs)
is a Welsh-Iraqi poet, film-maker, scriptwriter and artist. She is the current National Poet of Wales. Issa grew up in Cardiff, Wales. Her first solo publication...
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Gwyneth Lewis (category Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales)
Gwyneth Lewis, is a Welsh poet, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales in 2005. She wrote the text that appears over the Wales Millennium Centre. Gwyneth...
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A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national...
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Gillian Clarke (category 20th-century Welsh poets)
National Poet of Wales Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Thomas, Huw (1 March 2016). "Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales"...
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Ifor ap Glyn (category Welsh-language poets)
Welsh television presenter and Welsh-language poet. From 2016 to 2022 he served as National Poet of Wales. Ifor ap Glyn was born in London into a Welsh-speaking...
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Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the...
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ventures. The organisation also selects the National Poet for Wales, and manages competitions including Wales Book of the Year, the Cardiff International Poetry...
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Bangor University (redirect from School of English (University of Wales, Bangor))
Machine Vision, University of the West of England Gwyn Thomas, poet and academic, National Poet of Wales R. S. Thomas, poet and Anglican priest Derick...
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September 1936 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh poet and academic. He was the second National Poet of Wales, holding the role between 2006 and 2008. Born...
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(born 1936), Welsh soprano Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), Welsh poet, first National Poet for Wales Gweneth Lilly (1920–2004), Welsh writer and teacher Gweneth...
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– 9 April 1917) was a British writer of poetry and prose. He is sometimes considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war...
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National Theatre Wales (NTW) is a charity and theatre company based in Wales. The National Theatre of Wales, known as National Theatre Wales (NTW), was...
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Laureate Wales is the poet laureate of English-language children's literature in Wales. It is one of the two national children's literature roles in Wales, alongside...
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Within the United Kingdom there are fifteen national parks of which ten are in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland, and none in Northern Ireland...
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Oradour-sur-Glane massacre (redirect from Oradour-sur-Glane massacre of 1944)
accused of leading the massacre of the fictional village of Villefranche d'Albarede, based on Oradour-sur-Glane. The poet Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales...
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A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems...
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novelist, poet and essayist Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), Welsh poet; inaugural National Poet of Wales J. Patrick Lewis (born 1942), US children's poet Saunders...
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The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its...
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The National Library of Wales (Welsh: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), in Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the...
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The national symbols of Wales include various official and unofficial images and other symbols. The Welsh language is considered a symbol and icon of Wales...
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The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with...
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Balliol College, Oxford (redirect from Master of Balliol College, Oxford)
poet, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales in 2005 John Minford is sinologist, known for his translation of Chinese classics like The Art of War...
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of Llandaff; John Davies, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, from 6 September Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Geraint Llifon National Poet...
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first "Capital Poet". Glyndŵr Award – Dr John Davies National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Tudur Dylan Jones National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Christine...
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Jesus College, Oxford (redirect from History of Jesus College, Oxford)
Oxford Today. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008. "National Poet of Wales: Gwyn Thomas". Academi...
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his parents moved to the Clarence River area of northern New South Wales). Journalist and fellow poet A. G. Stephens sought to correct the confusion...
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Belize poet and educator Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), Welsh poet and inaugural National Poet of Wales Sarah Lindsay (born 1958), American poet Suzanne...
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significance of the year 1961 to Wales and its people. Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Trefin...
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Dylan Thomas (category 20th-century Welsh poets)
"Dylan Thomas: a Great Poet?". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 10 May 2020. "About Dylan Thomas: Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 10 May 2020...
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