Geraint Bowen was a Welsh language

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 poet.

He was the nephew of Carmarthenshire minister David Bowen, and the brother of poet Euros Bowen

Euros Bowen

Euros Bowen was a Welsh language poet.Born in Treorchy, and a brother of the poet Geraint Bowen, he was educated in the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, and later at the University of Wales and Mansfield College, Oxford...

. He was a Welsh nationalist, and during the Second World War was a conscientious objector

Conscientious objector

A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....

, undertaking farming. In 1946 he won the bardic Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales

National Eisteddfod of Wales

The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...

, and from 1978 to 1981 he presided over the Eisteddfod ceremonies as Archdruid

Archdruid

The Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...

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Poetry

• Awdl Foliant i Amaethwrr
• Cân yr Angylion
• T. Gwynn Jones (Y Bardd Celtaidd)
• Cwm Llynor
• Y Drewgoed
• Cywydd y Coroni
• Yr Aran
• Prynhawnddydd
• Dr. Gwenan Jones
• Teyrnged i Gwyndaf
• Cyfarch Bro Myrddin
• Ar Doriad Gwawr
• Branwen