Eluned Phillips

POET, TWICE WINNER OF THE BARDIC CROWN

Born in Cenarth, Eluned Phillips was a poet and the only woman to win the bardic crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales twice. She wrote under a pseudonym for magazines in London, penned several Mills and Boon novels and wrote scripts for BBC Wales. Her thirst for adventure took her around the world where she spent time in the company of the likes of Edith Piaf and Pablo Picasso. Upon her death she was the oldest member of the Gorsedd of Bards.

Category: Arts
Dates: 1914-2009
Location: Cenarth
Image Credit: ©Ann Evans | Artwork by Kirsty-Meade (USW)
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