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Menna Elfyn

Welsh poet
Person human Q3402435

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13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
1951
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
poet, writer, playwright, university teacher, journalist
Employer
University of Wales Trinity Saint David[13]
Field of work
poetry, drama, libretto, journalism[9][10][11][12]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, Cholmondeley Award[14][15][16]
Child
Fflur Dafydd[7]
Official website
mennaelfyn.co.uk[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Welsh, English[23][24]
Given name
Menna[21]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature, Gorsedd Cymru, Learned Society of Wales[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Menna Elfyn ar مينا إلفين cs Menna Elfyn cs Menna Elfynová
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000066601766
VIAF cluster ID
7662563
Library of Congress authority ID
n96056026
GND ID
1157975836
BBC Things ID
aa001a80-0ac8-4e9c-bf55-b74bb9c5ddac
BIBSYS ID
90756525
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ElfynMenna
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
150064201
CONOR.SI ID
29276515
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1028148
DUC ID
menna-elfyn
Databazeknih.cz author ID
117010
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Discogs artist ID
4660397
FAST ID
375816
Festivaletteratura person ID
1161
Freebase ID
/m/027pst8
Goodreads author ID
526766
IdRef ID
090233204
Libris-URI
j037wm2xgncbc5n7
NL CR AUT ID
xx0011794
NSK (VIAF) ID
000254658
NSK ID
981005754123609366
NUKAT ID
n2004097001
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls002776517
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007300529205171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:obR;=Bz
National Library of Wales Authority ID
elfyn-menna-b-1951, elfyn-menna-2, elfyn-menna-3, elfyn-menna-1952
Open Library ID
OL442155A
Poetry International Web poet ID
5700
RSL author ID
menna-elfyn
SNARC ID
Franz von Paula Schrank
Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
84720
Tabakalera ID
95732
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtmWWwJpCkcWk8BJjHmd
Yale LUX ID
person/29d702c5-7f22-440a-b3a0-c2a08d8b7469

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, poet, playwright, university teacher
Member of 3
Royal Society of Literature, Gorsedd Cymru, Learned Society of Wales
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Welsh
Award received 1
Cholmondeley Award
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Instance of 1
human
SNARC ID 1
Franz von Paula Schrank
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Menna Elfyn was born on January 1, 1951[1]. She worked as a poet[2], writer[3], playwright[4], university teacher[5], and journalist[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include poetry[9], a literary form[25]; drama[10], a literary mode[26]; libretto[11], a literary genre[27]; and journalism[12], an industry[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[14], a fellowship award[29], in United Kingdom[30]; Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[15], a fellowship award[31]; and Cholmondeley Award[16], a poetry award[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1966[34].

FAQs

What did Menna Elfyn do for work?

Menna Elfyn worked as poet[2], writer[3], playwright[4], university teacher[5], and journalist[6].

What awards did Menna Elfyn receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[14], Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[15], and Cholmondeley Award[16].

Related Entities

United Kingdom University of Wales Trinity Saint David

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → poetry, drama, libretto +1
    Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID → 84720
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID: 84720, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312562237|Menna Elfyn (#312562237)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7873|Sancho el S"
  2. 8w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, playwright +2
    Field of work → poetry, drama, libretto +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Occupation: journalist, Added from LC Name Authority File n96056026"
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