Julyan Holmes

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Julyan Holmes is a Cornish scholar and poet[1]. Born in 1948, Holmes has worked on such topics as Cornish placenames, the Prophecy of Merlin of John of Cornwall, and the writings of the Penwith School.

He is a member of Gorseth Kernow under the Bardic name of Blew Melen ('Yellow Hair').

[edit] Bibliography

  • Julyan Holmes, An dhargan a Verdhin / The prophecy of Merlin, 2nd ed., Kesva an Taves Kernewek / The Cornish Language Board, Gwinear, 2001. ISBN 1902917197. (full parallel English/Cornish text).
  • Julyan Holmes, 1000 Cornish Place Names Explained, Hyperion, 1989, ISBN 0907566766
  • An Lef Kernewek Redruth, 1973

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nothing broken: recent poetry in Cornish, edited by Tim Saunders; London, Francis Boutle, 2006. ISBN 1903427304. This anthology contains two poems by Julyan Holmes and a brief biography of him.
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