Robin Llwyd ab Owain
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Robin Llwyd ab Owain is an author and national award winning poet. He won the chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales
in 1991 at Mold
for a poem titled "The Girl of Our Times". The poem was described by one of the adjudicators as cutting new ground. In December 1996 he became the first Welsh writer to publish his poems on the web: Rhedeg ar Wydr (trans: Running on Glass), first published in December 1996. He is the son of poet and writer Owain Owain
.
His poems have been read on television by actor Rhys Ifans
. Robin has written for television and radio and was marketing director of a software company between 2000 - 2008. Before then he was a headteacher.
As well as writing poetry, Robin has also written and published over 100 songs including a number which have been sung by Bryn Terfel
: 'Brenin y Ser' ('The King of The Stars') and 'Pedair Oed' ('Four Years Old') which is sang by Rhys Meirion
.
He lives in Ruthin
and has two children.
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
in 1991 at Mold
Mold, Flintshire
Mold is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was also the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996...
for a poem titled "The Girl of Our Times". The poem was described by one of the adjudicators as cutting new ground. In December 1996 he became the first Welsh writer to publish his poems on the web: Rhedeg ar Wydr (trans: Running on Glass), first published in December 1996. He is the son of poet and writer Owain Owain
Owain Owain
Owain Owain was a Welsh novelist, short story writer and poet. He also founded Tafod y Ddraig which became the Welsh Language Society's main voice from its birth in the 1960s to the present day....
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His poems have been read on television by actor Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill and Jed Parry in Enduring Love and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans also appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly...
. Robin has written for television and radio and was marketing director of a software company between 2000 - 2008. Before then he was a headteacher.
As well as writing poetry, Robin has also written and published over 100 songs including a number which have been sung by Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel Jones CBE is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Leporello, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Wagner....
: 'Brenin y Ser' ('The King of The Stars') and 'Pedair Oed' ('Four Years Old') which is sang by Rhys Meirion
Rhys Meirion
Rhys Meirion is a Welsh opera and concert singer.Meirion was born in Porthmadog, Gwynedd. He worked as a primary school headteacher at Ysgol Pentrecelyn near Ruthin before leaving in 1997 to study opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London...
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He lives in Ruthin
Ruthin
Ruthin is a community and the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of...
and has two children.