Goronwy Owen (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Goronwy Owen (poet)

Welsh writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1723

Place of Birth: Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: poet

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Goronwy Owen (1 January 1723 – July 1769) was one of the 18th century's most notable Welsh poets.
He mastered the traditional bardic metres and, although forced by circumstances to be an exile, played an important role in the literary and antiquarian movement in Wales often described as the Welsh Eighteenth Century Renaissance.
A perfectionist who only published reluctantly and whose literary output is consequently relatively small, his work nevertheless had a huge influence on Welsh poetry for several generations and his poetry and tragic life gave him a cult status in Welsh literary circles.