Welsh Women's Poetry, 1460-2001: An Anthology

Katie Gramich, Catherine Brennan

Honno, 2003 - Fiction - 416 pages

This groundbreaking volume is the first bilingual anthology of Welsh women's poetry, demonstrating the rich, varied canon of poetry by Welsh women, in both the Welsh and English languages. It ranges from Gwerful Mechain, the Welsh women's Chaucer, to acclaimed contemporary poets such as Menna Elfyn and Gillian Clarke, and many works which previously existed only in handwritten manuscripts in the National Library of Wales. Including brief biographies of each poet, and some daring new translations, the editors have produced a superbly researched anthology that illustrates the breadth, power and skill of Welsh women's poetry.

Contents

• Introduction: xvii
• A Note on the Translations: xliii
• Alis ferch Gruffydd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan C16: 30
• Angharad James 16771749: 46
• Catrin Gruffydd fl 1730: 52
• Elisabeth ferch William Williams ym Marog ymhlwy: 58
• Anne Penny fl 172980: 64
• Mary Robinson Perdita 17561800: 70
• Resignation: 76
• Ann Griffiths 17761805: 84
• Felicia Hemans 17931835: 94
• Anne Beale 18161900: 110
• Sarah Williams Sadie 18381868: 117
• Catherine Prichard Buddug 18421909: 142
• Alice Gray Jones Ceridwen Peris 18521943: 150
• Ellen Hughes 18621927: 158
• Eiluned Lewis 19001979: 164
• Dilys Cadwaladr 19021979: 166
• Lynette Roberts 19091995: 175
• Brenda Chamberlain 19121971: 184
• Eluned Phillips b 1915?: 190
• Alison Bielski b 1925: 197
• Nest Lloyd b 1934: 210
• Sally Roberts Jones b 1935: 220
• Jane Edwards b 1938: 236
• Nesta Wyn Jones b 1946: 242
• Glenda Beagan b 1948: 260
• Menna Elfyn b 1951: 284
• Siapau o Gymru The shapes she makes: 292
• Hilary LlewellynWilliams b 1951: 314
• Delyth George: 322
• Merryn Williams: 334
• Elin Llwyd Morgan b 1966: 346
• Sarah Corbett: 352
• Rose Flint: 358
• Esyllt Maelor: 364
• Frances Sackett: 370
• Kathy Miles: 376
• Brief Biographies of poets: 391
• Acknowledgements: 413

About the author

Dr Katie Gramich is currently a Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University. She has been published widely on the subjects of women's writing, Welsh writing in English, post-colonial and 20th Century literature. Catherine Brennan, formerly a lecturer in English literature at the University of Portsmouth, is currently a project coordinator with the Southern Focus Trust. She has written widely on English language women's poetry from Wales.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Welsh Women's Poetry, 1460-2001: An Anthology; Honno classics; Honno's Welsh Women's Classics
• Editors: Katie Gramich, Catherine Brennan
• Translated by: Katie Gramich
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Honno, 2003
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Apr 29, 2008
• ISBN: 1870206541, 9781870206549
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors); Literary Collections / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Collections / Women Authors; Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh