Robin Llwyd ab Owain is a Welsh author, poet, and

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. He won the chair at the

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in 1991. In 2013, he was appointed

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's first Wales Manager. He is the son of poet and writer

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Writing

In 1991, Owain won the chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales at

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for a poem titled "" (The Girl of Our Times). His poems have been read on television by actor

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, but the poet himself has declined to be interviewed in the mass media. In December 1996 he published a volume of poems on the web under the title "Rebel ar y We" (Rebel on the Web), described by the

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as the first Welsh language book to have been published on the web — since renamed as "" (Running on Glass). Owain has written for television and radio, and has also written and published over 100 songs, sometimes collaborating with his friend, singer and songwriter

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has performed "" (The King of The Stars), which was written by Owain and the composer Robat Arwyn, as was "Pedair Oed", recorded by Côr Rhuthun and Rhys Meirion in 2004.

Other work

Owain was a head teacher, who has worked at Ysgol Glan Morfa, Abergele and Ysgol Llangwm. In the early 1990s he served as mayor of

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; ) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh ''rhud ...

Wikimedia

On 1 July 2013, Owain was appointed the first Wales Manager by

and Wici Cymru, with the objective of expanding (

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). As part of this programme, the

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contributed financially to the training of new editors.

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