D. Gwenallt Jones
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Gwenallt (1899-1968) (bardic name of David James Jones) was one of the most important literary figures in the Welsh language.
He was born in Pontardawe. As a result of his activities as a conscientious objector during World War I, he was imprisoned at Wormwood Scrubs and Dartmoor, an experience he wrote about in his 1934 novel Plasau'r Brenin.
His poem, Y Mynach, won him the Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1926, and he won the Chair for a second time in 1931. He was a founder member of the Welsh Academy, and edited its magazine, Taliesin, from 1961 to 1965.
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- Ysgubau'r Awen 1939
- Cnoi Cil 1942
- Eples 1951
- Gwreiddiau 1959
- Y Coed 1969
- Cerddi Gwenallt: Y Casgliad Cyflawn 2001 (collected works, edited by Christine James)
