Gwynn ap Gwilym (1950 – 31 July 2016) was a Welsh poet, novelist, editor and translator. He was born in Bangor but raised in

Machynlleth Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a pop ...

, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. He was educated at

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University College, Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

and

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England theological college and a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was master of Balliol College, Oxf ...

, with an MA degree. An Anglican

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, he was also a lecturer at the

University of Wales, Aberystwyth , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

. He was Parish rector of the Upper Dyfi Valley (churches Mallwyd, Cemaes Bay, Llanymawddwy, Darowen and Llanbrynmair). He lectured part-time at the former United Theological College Aberystwyth. In 1983 he won the Welsh Arts Council prize for his volume of poetry, "Grassholm", and in 1986 he was Poet Chair at the National Eisteddfod in Fishguard for his ode, "The Cloud". Gwilym died on 31 July 2016 from cancer.

Works

* ''Eisteddfota'', C. Davis, 1979, * ''Gwales'', Gwasg Gwynedd, 1983, * ''Yr Ymyl Aur'' (1997) * ''Dydd Oedd a Diwedd Iddo'' (2002) * ''Cyfres o Esboniadau: Llyfr Deuteronomium'' (2002)

Editor

* ''Blodeugerdd o farddoniaeth Gymraeg yr ugeinfed ganrif'', editors Gwynn ap Gwilym, Alan Llwyd, Gomer, 1987,

References

External links

"Gwynn ap Gwilym: Bardd a nofelydd", ''BBC'', Gorffennaf 25, 2002
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