Waldo Williams

Waldo (Goronwy) Williams (30 September 1904 – 20 May 1971) was one of the leading Welsh-language poets of the twentieth century. He was also a notable pacifist, anti-war campaigner and Welsh nationalist.

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Williams was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. His father, a primary school teacher from Pembrokeshire, spoke Welsh and his mother spoke English and in his early years he himself spoke only English.

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In 1911 his father was appointed headteacher of the primary school at Mynachlog-ddu, Pembrokeshire and it was there that Waldo Williams learnt to speak Welsh. In 1915 Williams's father moved to be headteacher of the primary school at Llandysilio, Pembrokeshire.

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►	Introduction
►	Life
►	Poetry
►	Important events in Williams's life
►	Published works
►	Translations of his work
►	References
►	External links

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Pembrokeshire (2) - Welsh (2) - Mynachlog-ddu (1) - Welsh nationalist. (1) - English (1) - Haverfordwest (1) - Pacifist (1) - 1904 (1) - 30 September (1) - 20 May (1) - Poet (1) - 1971 (1) -

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