Richard Idwal Mervyn Jones (8 June 1895 – 18 May 1937) was a Welsh schoolmaster, poet and dramatist. Jones was born at Rhoslwyn,

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, the son of D. Teifi Jones, a well-known local politician and eisteddfodwr. Following army service during the

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, Idwal Jones entered the

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, where he met

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, who would later write his biography.D. Gwenallt Jones, ''Cofiant Idwal Jones'' (1958) After graduating, he became a schoolteacher at

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Works

Plays

*''Pobl yr Ymylon'' (1927) *''P'un'' (1927) *''Yr Anfarwol Ifan Harris'' (1928) *''Sh — ! Dim Swn'' (1936) *''Yr Eosiaid ''(1936)

Poetry

*''Cerddi Digri a Rhai Pethau Eraill'' (1934) *''Cerddi Digri Newydd a Phethau o'r Fath'' (1937) *''Ystorïau a Pharodïau'' (1944)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Idwal 1895 births 1937 deaths Welsh-language poets 20th-century Welsh poets