Donald Evans (Welsh poet)

Donald Evans (born 1940) is a Welsh poet, who writes in the Welsh language.

Evans comes from Talgarreg in Ceredigion, and was born on a farm.[1] After going to school at Aberaeron, he obtained his degree in Welsh from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.[2] Between 1966 and 1972 he produced the periodical Y Cardi. He won the "double" of crown and chair twice, once at the 1977 National Eisteddfod of Wales and again in 1980; he is one of only three poets to have achieved this "double double".[3]

In 2006 Evans was awarded a PhD by the University of Wales, Lampeter, for his work on strict-metre Welsh poetry submitted to eisteddfodau in the years 1955 - 1999.[4]

Works

• Parsel Persain (ed.) (1976)
• Y Flodeugerdd o Gywyddau (ed.) (1981)
• Seren Poets Series 2 (with Desmond Graham and Simon Rae) (1990)
• Writers of Wales: Rhydwen Williams (1991)
• Wrth Reddf (1994)
• Y Cyntefig Cyfoes (2000)

References

1. Modern Poetry in Translation. King's College London. 1995. p. 39.
2. Donald Evans (1991). Rhydwen Williams. University of Wales Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780708311318.
3. National Museum of Wales: Some facts and figures regarding Gorsedd ceremonies. Accessed 7 January 2014
4. University of Wales, Lampeter, since 2010, known as University of Wales Trinity St David UOA 56 - Celtic Studies: RA5a: Research environment and esteem.Accessed 7 January 2014