Tim Saunders

Tim Saunders
Born	St Tudy, Cornwall
Residence	Cardiff, Wales
Ethnicity	Cornish
Citizenship	British
Occupation	writer, poet
Spouse	Lyn Mererid
Children	Gwenno Saunders Ani Saunders

Tim Saunders is a Cornish language poet who also writes poetry and journalism in the Welsh, Irish, Breton and Cornish languages. He is resident in Cardiff but is of Cornish descent. He is a bard of the Gorseth Kernow, a literary historian and editor of 'The Wheel' – an anthology of modern poetry in Cornish 1850–1980. "High tide" is a collection of his own poems in Cornish from the years 1974-1999.

Tim’s daughters, Gwenno and Ani Saunders, are singers with the British indie pop girl group the The Pipettes, with Gwenno also playing the keyboards.

Standard Written Form

Saunders has spoken out against the development of a Standard Written Form of Cornish, saying, "The insulting notion that we are so stupid as to need 'impartial outside experts' to settle our differences is, quite simply, contemptible. Such transparent chicanery would require scholars having limited acquaintance with the Cornish-speaking community, and no accountability, to lay down the law for it. No reputable academic would destroy his or her own reputation by taking up such a patronizing stance."

Selected list of works

• 1977: Teithiau (Cyfres y beirdd answyddogol). Y Lolfa. (Author)
• 1985: Gomebydd Arbennig. Y Lolfa. (Author)
• 1986: Cliff Preis: Darlithydd Coleg. Y Lolfa. (Author)
• 1994: Saer Swyn a Storiau Eraill o Gernyw. Gomer Press. (Author)
• 1999: The Wheel: An Anthology of Modern Poetry in Cornish 1850-1980. Francis Boutle Publishers. (Editor)
• 2003: Gol Snag Bud Ha Gwersyow Whath. Spyrys a Gernow. (Author)
• 2003: Cornish is Fun: An Informal Course in Living Cornish. Y Lolfa. (Translator)
• 2006: Nothing Broken: Recent Poetry in Cornish. Francis Boutle Publishers. (Editor)

External links

• Cornish poem by Tim Saunders