Les Merton
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Les Merton is a Cornish
writer from Medlyn Moor
, Cornwall
, England, UK, now living in Redruth
. Educated at Halwin School, and employed in various ways, he writes in a range of genres including humour and Cornish dialect.
In 2002 he founded Poetry Cornwall / Bardhonyaeth Kernow
, of which he remains the editor. In the same year his poem "Gud News" won the Cornish Gorsedd, and in 2004 he was made a bard of that organisation for his services to Cornish literature, which have been described as "new investigations of Cornish experience". His bardic name is Map Hallow (Son of the Moors
).
His guide to the Cornish dialect
entitled Oall Rite Me Ansum?: a salute to Cornish Dialect was published in 2003.
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
writer from Medlyn Moor
Carnmenellis
Carnmenellis Hill gives its name to the area of west Cornwall between Redruth, Helston and Penryn. The hill itself is situated approximately three miles south of Redruth....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England, UK, now living in Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
. Educated at Halwin School, and employed in various ways, he writes in a range of genres including humour and Cornish dialect.
In 2002 he founded Poetry Cornwall / Bardhonyaeth Kernow
Poetry Cornwall / Bardhonyaeth Kernow
Poetry Cornwall / Bardhonyaeth Kernow is a multilingual poetry magazine published in Redruth, Cornwall, by Palores Publications run by poet Les Merton. It includes poems in English, Cornish, and the Cornish dialect, together with translations from other languages. It also features articles on both...
, of which he remains the editor. In the same year his poem "Gud News" won the Cornish Gorsedd, and in 2004 he was made a bard of that organisation for his services to Cornish literature, which have been described as "new investigations of Cornish experience". His bardic name is Map Hallow (Son of the Moors
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
).
His guide to the Cornish dialect
Anglo-Cornish
Anglo-Cornish is a dialect of English spoken in Cornwall by Cornish people. Dialectal English spoken in Cornwall is to some extent influenced by Cornish grammar, and often includes words derived from the Cornish language...
entitled Oall Rite Me Ansum?: a salute to Cornish Dialect was published in 2003.