Ifor ap glyn biography for kids

Ifor ap Glyn (born ) is a Welsh television presenter and Welsh-language poet.

Ifor ap Glyn is an award-winning broadcaster and poet. He was born in London to Welsh parents but now lives in Caernarfon. He became the 4th National Poet of Wales in His role is to respond to events of national significance and to appear at events and festivals worldwide to raise the profile of writing and writers from our country.

During his time as National Poet of Wales, his commissioned work has included poems to mark the 20th anniversary of the National Assembly, the centenary of the Armistice and to welcome Syrian refugees to Wales. He has twice won the Crown for poetry at the National Eisteddfod. In , his winning series of poems were about adult learners of Welsh; in , he wrote in response to the number of Welsh speakers recorded in the Census.

In , he co-founded Cwmni Da, an independent television company, and has worked as a director, producer and presenter. Cwmni Da now has over 50 employees and is owned and controlled by the workforce. Skip to main content.

He has published four volumes of poetry and has contributed to many anthologies.

Nominated for Culture award. First published 13 February Last updated 13 February Report anything wrong with this page. Back to top.