Evan Rees (Dyfed)
Evan Rees (1 January 1850 – 19 March 1923),[1] known by the bardic name Dyfed, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Early life
He was born at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, the son of James and Eunice Rees; they moved to Aberdare when he was a child and he became a colliery worker at the age of only eight. Having moved to Cardiff, he became a minister at the age of 23 and gained his first National Eisteddfod prize in 1881.
Works
- Caniadau Dyfedfab (c. 1875) OCLC 502503798
- Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (1900) OCLC 21776293
- Gwaith Barddonol Dyfed (1903–1907) OCLC 55577536
- Oriau gydag Islwyn (1901) OCLC 819401047
- Emynau Dyfed (1924, posthumous) OCLC 39741895
References
- ^ Rhys, James Ednyfed (1959). "Rees, Evan (Dyfed; 1850 - 1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and archdruid of Wales". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2018.