Jonathan Hughes (poet)
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Jonathan Hughes was a Welsh
poet.
He was born at Pengwern near Llangollen
. His work was mainly in the cynghanedd
form, and was intended to be sung. He wrote for popular periodicals and is mentioned prominently among the competitors at many 18th century eisteddfods.
His son and namesake (1753–1834) and his grandson, also of the same name (1797–1860), were also poets.
Wales
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poet.
He was born at Pengwern near Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
. His work was mainly in the cynghanedd
Cynghanedd
In Welsh language poetry, Cynghanedd is the basic concept of sound-arrangement within one line, using stress, alliteration and rhyme. The various forms of cynghanedd show up in the definitions of all formal Welsh verse forms, such as the awdl. Though of ancient origin, cynghanedd and variations of...
form, and was intended to be sung. He wrote for popular periodicals and is mentioned prominently among the competitors at many 18th century eisteddfods.
Works
- Y Dywysoges Genefetha (1744)
- Bardd a Byrddau (1778)
His son and namesake (1753–1834) and his grandson, also of the same name (1797–1860), were also poets.
Further reading
- Bardd Pengwern - Detholiad o Gerddi Jonathan Hughes, Llangollen (1721–1805, Siwan M. Rosser (June 2007) http://www.gwales.com/goto/review/cy/9781900437967