- Anglo-Welsh poetry
Anglo-Welsh poetry is a subset of
Anglo-Welsh literature . The poetry written in English by those familiar with theWelsh language tends to be distinctive in its style and rhythms. WhileDylan Thomas was sometimes described as Anglo-Welsh, he expressed distaste for the term in his radio addresses, published posthumously as "Quite Early One Morning".The first known poem in English by a Welshman was the "Hymn to the Virgin" written in about 1470 by
Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal , an Oxford man. Until at least the 19th century, Welsh poets writing in the English language tended to imitate the conventions of English verse. Only in translations from the Welsh did a national voice succeed in making itself heard. The beginnings of true Anglo-Welsh poetry are found in the work of poets such asGerard Manley Hopkins andWilfred Owen ; their Welsh ancestry, not perhaps apparent in any other aspect of their lives, is clearly audible in the rhythms of their verse.Modern Anglo-Welsh poets include
R. S. Thomas ,Gillian Clarke andOwen Sheers .ee also
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Welsh poetry
* [http://www.famouswelsh.com/03_writers/literature1.html Welsh Writers]
* [http://www.welshpoetry.co.uk Anglo-Welsh Poetry Competition]
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