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List of Welsh language poets

Welsh language poetry has, until quite recently, been regulated by specific verse forms, with the encouragement of the eisteddfod[?] movement. The best known Welsh language poets include:

Dafydd ap Gwilym (about 1320 - about 1370)
William Williams Pantycelyn
'Hedd Wyn' (1887-1917)
Dilys Cadwaladr[?]
Saunders Lewis (1893-1985)
Alan Llwyd[?] (current)

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