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The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Illinois. The state's first three Poets Laureate were named at the initiative of individual governors. [1] In 2003 the title was made into a four-year renewable award. [1] Carl Sandburg was the second poet laureate of Illinois
It includes as many minor poets as possible to illustrate the range and content of Welsh poetry throughout the ages. However much early poetry has been lost, and much medieval verse is either anonymous or, usually in the case of mythological poems and prophetic verse, attributed to the 6th-century poet Taliesin or the mythical figure of Myrddin ...
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 Illinois State Poetry Society was established in 1991 at the annual convention of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies held that year in Madison, Wisconsin. From 12 charter members, the organization has grown to a membership of about 150 and actively works to achieve its mission "to encourage the crafting and enjoyment of ...
The earliest poem in English by a Welsh poet dates from about 1470. 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.
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.
Portrait of William Thomas in the 1870s. William Thomas, bardic name Islwyn (3 April 1832 – 20 November 1878), was a Welsh language poet and Christian clergyman. His best known poem is entitled Yr Ystorm ['The Storm'], and was written in response to the sudden death of his young fiancée. [1]
This list of Welsh writers is an incomplete alphabetical list of writers from Wales. It includes writers in all literary genres, writing in English, Welsh, Latin, or any other language, who have a Wikipedia page. Description as a writer precedes other occupations. It is a subsidiary to the List of Welsh people.