Gerallt Lloyd Owen
Welsh poet
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| Intro | Welsh poet | |
| Places | Wales | |
| was | Writer Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 6 November 1944, Llandderfel | |
| Death | 15 July 2014Ysbyty Gwynedd (aged 69 years) |
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Biography
Gerallt Lloyd Owen (6 November 1944 – 15 July 2014) was a Welsh-language poet, considered one of the best "strict metre poets" in Wales. He began as a "political poet" in the 1960s, often using Medieval forms or imagery for purposes of Welsh nationalism. His political works at times satirized the failings of the Welsh people, or Welsh history, rather than simply praise them. One of his later works, Afon, is more about childhood and part of it is quoted in a document on early children's education in Wales.
Owen died on 15 July 2014 in hospital at 3:30 pm.
Awards
- 1992 Wales Book of the Year winner, Welsh-language.
- 2002 Glyndŵr Award for literature.
- BBC Staff (15 July 2014) "Gerald Lloyd Owen is dead," BBC (London) captured at 17:41 on 15 July 2014 (in Welsh). Literature Wales