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Optimist Absoliwt: Cofiant Eluned Phillips

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A biography of the poet Eluned Phillips (1915-2009), the second woman to win the National Eisteddfod Crown, which she did twice (1967 and 1983). She embraced a bohemian lifestyle, travelling to pre-war London and Paris, where she was acquainted with Augustus John, Dylan Thomas, Edith Piaf, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Chevalier and Pablo Picasso. Over 30 photographs.

362 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2016

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Menna Elfyn

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