About
Born in London to Welsh speaking parents, he has published four collections of poetry and a novel; he won the crown at the National Eisteddfod in 1999 and 2013.
From 2008 until 2009, he was Bardd Plant Cymru (the Welsh-language children’s laureate) and is a founder member of the award-winning television company Cwmni Da, working as a director, producer and presenter.
He has performed his work in North America and Europe and is keen to expand the audience for Welsh language poetry with the aid of music and visuals - as well as good old fashioned sheets of translations!
Watch Ifor ap Glyn in the playlist below, featuring:
- Ifor reading 'Noswylio' ('Settling for the Night') at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2013
- 'Protest' from the crown-winning collection Terfysg (2013)
- Ifor interviewed at the LLangollen Fringe Festival 2016, about his role as the new national poet for Wales, and the current position of Welsh writing
- 'Fydd y chwyldro ddim ar y teledu, gyfaill' ('The revolution will not be televised, my friend') - Ifor ap Glyn with Llwybr Llaethog,1992