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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.
Thomas published 16 volumes of poetry, several volumes of work as a literary and cultural critic and also translated the Mabinogion into English. His first work as a poet Chwerwder yn y Ffynhonnau (" Bitterness in the Fountains ") was published in 1962, while his last, Hen Englynion - Diweddariadau , was published in 2015 by Barddas.
More recently, Anglo-Welsh poetry has become an important aspect of Welsh literary culture, as well as influencing English literature. The works of the great hymn writers of the 18th and 19th centuries are also poetic: in particular William Williams Pantycelyn and Ann Griffiths .
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
Poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym (13 P) Pages in category "Poems in Welsh" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
From speaking out over domestic abuse in medieval times to telling the realities of war, these female poets present a very different version of Welsh life. Four women poets who will take you on an ...
"The Wind" shows great inventiveness in its choice of metaphors and similes, while employing extreme metrical complexity. [9] It is one of the classic examples [10] [11] of the use of what has been called "a guessing game technique" [12] or "riddling", [13] a technique known in Welsh as dyfalu, comprising the stringing together of imaginative and hyperbolic similes and metaphors.