Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RHYS GOCH ERYRI (fl. early 15th century), poet the prince's adherents, it was more discreet for their sakes, in the time of oppression which followed in the wake of the war, not to give them prominence. His cywydd to Beuno is interesting; of still more interest is his bardic 'controversy' with Llywelyn ap y Moel and his reply to Siôn Cent's satire on 'Yr Awen Gelwyddog' ('the lying muse'). His cywydd to a beard is also in the bardic tradition
RHYS, IFAN THOMAS (fl. mid 18th century), poet published (in a 2nd ed.), in 1799, and a collection of his work was issued by W. H. Griffiths in 1842 in Diliau'r Awen.
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author Memorial Prize. He also co-edited, with D. H. Culpitt, the volume Y Cawr o Rydcymerau: cerddi coffa i'r diweddar Ddr. D. J. Williams (1970). In addition to teaching generations of children in Llandeilo he also contributed to the field of education through his writings. His volume Ffurfiau'r Awen: detholiad o farddoniaeth Gymraeg (1961) was a set book for secondary schools. He was also joint editor, with
ROBERTS, DAVID (Dewi Havhesp; 1831 - 1884), poet Pandy. Dewi was a tailor; his life was irregular and he was often destitute. He lived for a while at Cefnddwysarn, but afterwards mostly at Llandderfel; he died in the workhouse at Bala, 27 August 1884, and was buried at Llandderfel. He published, in 1876, a small volume, Oriau'r Awen, which has run into three editions - the last in 1927. Very competent judges have deemed him one of the best composers
SAUNDERS, DAVID (Dafydd Glan Teifi; 1769 - 1840), Baptist minister, poet, and writer , 1820; Awdl ar Fordaith yr Apostol Paul … at yr hyn yr ychwanegwyd ychydig o hymnau newyddion, 1828; and elegies on Samuel Breeze, Newcastle Emlyn, 1812; Zecharias Thomas, Aberduar (2nd ed.), 1816; and Joseph Harris (Gomer, 1826). It was only through the intercession of Iolo Morganwg that Saunders's ode to Picton was included in Awen Dyfed (1822), a compilation of the most notable compositions
THOMAS, DAVID (Dewi Hefin; 1828 - 1909), poet Awen, 1866; Blodau Hefin, 1883. He died 9 March 1909.
THOMAS, EVAN (c. 1710 - c. 1770), poet and boot-maker Awen, was published in 1842 under the editorship of William Hughes Griffiths of Llandysiliogogo with an introduction by Brutus. For the most part he writes in the 'free' metres and the form of his poetry is clearly influenced by the ballad; the topics of the day provide him with his subjects. Only five of his englynion have survived and these show that he had not mastered the art of writing in the
THOMAS, THOMAS EMLYN (Taliesin Craig-y-felin; 1822 - 1846), Unitarian minister, poet, and schoolmaster was there kept a school at Cribin. Some time before 1842 he edited a hand-written magazine called ' Goleuni Glan Ceri ' (Gen., 1901, 71, 159). He contributed poems and articles of various kinds to Seren Gomer, 1842-6; some of his more important essays were ' Awen,' ' Orgraph y Gymraeg,' ' Cofiant Mr. Rees Jones (Amnon),' ' Ofergoeledd Cenedl y Cymry.' In ' Ein Hiawnderau ' he called for the
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Islwyn; 1832 - 1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet ); Caniadau gan Islwyn (Wrexham, undated); Pregethau y Parch. William Thomas (Islwyn). Gan y Parch. Edward Matthews, 1896; Awdl ar y Nefoedd, 1878?; Cymru, gan Islwyn (Cyfres Blodau'r Grug, undated); Islwyn, pigion o'i waith, 1897; Islwyn (Llyfrau Urdd y Delyn, 1897); Gwaith Barddonol Islwyn (Owen M. Edwards), 1897; Gwaith Islwyn (Cyfres y Fil, 1903); Perlau Awen Islwyn, gan J. M. Edwards, 1909; Islwyn's
WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM (Bardd Du Eryri; 1755 - 1828), poet and chair manufacturer in the form of an awdl (Ffrwyth Awen, 60). Thus, Abraham Williams was privileged to read his own elegy, and in ' Cywydd yr Adfail,' which he sent to Wales ' from the dark forest on the bank of the great Susquehanna river, a long and winding river, May 30, 1819,' we get a reference to the premature elegy and a vivid picture of the poet drawing to the end of his journey after his distant travels.
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (Iolo Morganwg; 1747 - 1826), poet and antiquary Williams, became a prominent figure in the literary life of the succeeding period. Iolo published but little of his work although he did include many of his forgeries (or inventions) in Barddoniaeth Dafydd ab Gwilym, 1789, The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, 1801, 1807, and in Y Greal, 1805-7. He published an elegy, 1772, upon his poetic teacher, Lewis Hopkin, under the title of Dagrau yr Awen, and two
WILLIAMS, ERNEST LLWYD (1906 - 1960), minister (B), poet and writer selection of his poems in Tir Hela (1956); he composed poems for W. Rhys Nicholas (ed.), Beirdd Penfro (1961). One of his characteristics as a poet was his ability to experiment, without rejecting tradition. Two of his hymns appear in Y Llawlyfr Moliant Newydd (1955), and he was the author of the popular song, ' Pwy fydd yma 'mhen can mlynedd ', in 1943. He was for a time editor of ' Colofn yr awen ', a

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