5 live poems · Welsh, English
In the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire, where the coal dust mingles with morning mist and the Welsh language flows like the streams that carve the valleys, a remarkable story unfolded in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is the story of Watkin Hezekiah Williams, better known by his bardic name Watcyn Wyn, whose journey from the depths of coal mines to the heights of Welsh literary achievement embodies th…
“Let something be read that will open the class's mind rather than crack its head.”
Neighbourhood:
Edwardian Poets, Folk & Ballad Poets, Nature Poets, Welsh Poets
Emotional landscape: Wonder, Peace, Spirituality
In the pantheon of Victorian literature, Thomas Edward Brown occupies a unique position—a poet who straddled two worlds with remarkable grace and authenticity. Born on the Isle of Man in 1830 and dying there in 1897, Brown spent his life navigating between the intimate, Celtic traditions of his homeland and the broader currents of English literary culture. His poetry, written primarily in the Manx dialect, captured t…
“I have a great notion of being the master of my own happiness, and not suffering it to be contingent on the manners and conduct of other people.”
Neighbourhood:
Folk & Ballad Poets, Scottish Poets, Victorian Poets
Emotional landscape: Spirituality, Peace, Wonder
