Nesta Wyn Jones
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| Born | June 22, 1946 |
| Died | April 5, 2025 (aged 78) |
| Citizenship | Wales |
| Alma mater | Bangor University |
| Occupations | Poet, writer |
Nesta Wyn Jones (22 June 1946 – 5 April 2025) was a poet and writer from Wales. She won the Arts Council award in 1987 for her poetry collection Rhwng Chwerthin a Chrio.[1]
Early life and education
Nesta Wyn Jones was raised in Abergeirw, Gwynedd. She attended Rhydygorlan Primary School, Abergeirw, and then Dr Williams' School, Dolgellau, before going on to complete a degree in Welsh at Bangor University.[1]
Career
Nesta Wyn Jones worked at Bangor University on the "Gorwelion" series of project books for secondary schools teaching Welsh as a first language,[2] and then with the Welsh Books Council in Aberystwyth.[1]
Her first book, Cannwyll yn Olau, won first prize in the Arts Council's Young Poets Competition.[3] She went on to win a travel scholarship from the Arts Council in both 1976 and 1991, as well as an Arts Council award in 1987 for Rhwng Chwerthin a Chrio. She has been a member of the Welsh Academy since 1970.[4]
Personal life
Nesta Wyn Jones lived on a farm in Abergeirw, in the Dolgellau area. She married her late husband, Gwilym, in 1982 and her daughter, Annest Gwilym, was born in 1983.[1] Nesta Wyn Jones died on 5 April 2025 at the age of 78.[5] In a tribute to her, Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, former Chief Executive of the Welsh Books Council, said she was "an exceptional poet, writer and critic."[4]
Bibliography
- Cannwyll yn Olau (Gomer, 1969)
- Ffenest Ddu (Gomer, 1973)
- Dyddiadur Israel (Gomer, 1981)
- Rhwng Chwerthin a Chrio (Gomer, 1986)
- Cyfri Pryfed (Gomer, 1990)
- Dawns y Sêr (Gomer, 1999)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Y bardd Nesta Wyn Jones wedi marw". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 2025-04-06.
- ↑ "Cefin Roberts yn "dal i ffeindio awen" diolch i Nesta Wyn Jones". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 2025-04-07.
- ↑ Jones, Gwerfyl Pierce (2025-05-01). "Cofio Nesta Wyn Jones". Barn (in Welsh).
- 1 2 "Y bardd a'r llenor, Nesta Wyn Jones, wedi marw". NS4C (in Welsh). 2025-04-06.
- ↑ "Funeral Notices". Daily Post. 2025-04-12.