Ifor ap Glyn
Ifor ap Glyn | |
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| National Poet of Wales | |
| In office March 2016 – August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gillian Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Hanan Issa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) London, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Writer |
Ifor ap Glyn (born 1961).
Early life and education
Ifor ap Glyn was born in London into a Welsh-speaking family, but graduated from Cardiff University.[3] He relocated as an adult to Denbighshire and later to Caernarfon.[4]
Career
As a poet Ifor ap Glyn primarily writes in Welsh, though he has also composed poems in English. In 2018 he published Cuddle Call?, his first collection with English translation in a parallel text.[5] In 1999 Ifor ap Glyn won the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales (a feat he repeated in 2013),[6] and in the same year performed at the celebratory concert that marked the opening of the Welsh National Assembly. In 2008, Ifor ap Glyn was appointed Bardd Plant Cymru (Children's Poet Laureate for Wales), holding the role for a year. He has twice represented Wales at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the USA.[7]
Before becoming a poet and dramatist, Ifor ap Glyn worked as a television producer and scriptwriter, and has worked extensively with the theatre company Cwmni Dda.[8][9] He also served as the executive producer of the documentary film Cysgod Rhyfel (The Shadow of War), a 2014 documentary film that explored the mental effects of conflict on former soldiers and their families.[10]
On 1 March 2016, Ifor ap Glyn was appointed
Books
- Ifor ap Glyn (1991). ISBN 978-0-86243-238-6.
- Ifor ap Glyn (1998). ISBN 978-0-86381-534-8.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2001). ISBN 978-0-86381-754-0.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2008). ISBN 978-1-84527-210-4.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2011). ISBN 978-1-84527-340-8.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2016). ISBN 978-1-84527-560-0.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2018). ISBN 978-1-84527-652-2.
- Ifor ap Glyn (2018). ISBN 978-1-84527-678-2.
Plays
- Branwen
- Frongoch
Television (as presenter)
- Ar Lafar (2011)[2]
- The Toilet: An Unspoken History (2012)
- Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places (2013)[15]
References
- ^ Richard Lea (1 March 2016). "A new poet for St David's Day: Ifor ap Glyn appointed national poet of Wales". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b Wales Online, "Interview: Poet and presenter Ifor ap Glyn on his new TV series", 4 June 2011. Accessed 25 August 2013
- ^ a b "Ifor ap Glyn". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Bardell-Hedley, Paula (5 March 2021). "A Poem by Ifor ap Glyn". Book Jotter. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Ifor Ap Glyn | Writers' Rooms". Wales Arts Review. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Wales Online, "Poet Ifor ap Glyn awarded crown at National Eisteddfod", 5 August 2013. Accessed 25 August 2013
- ^ Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2013 Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 25 August 2013
- ^ Literature Wales: Writers of Wales - Ifor ap Glyn Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 25 August 2013
- ^ Northwales.co.uk, Poet Laureate. Accessed 25 August 2013
- ^ "Ifor ap Glyn". IMDb. (Retrieved 23 May 2014)
- ^ "Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales", BBC News, 1 March 2016, retrieved 2 March 2016
- ^ "Ifor ap Glyn Commissioned Poems". Literature Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Wales appoints Hanan Issa as its first Muslim national poet". the Guardian. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Hanan Issa named National Poet of Wales 2022-25". Literature Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ The Telegraph: Review by Ben Lawrence, 11 April 2013. Accessed 25 August 2013
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