Poet inspired by mother's dementia wins the Crown

POEMS about his mother living with dementia won Owain Rhys the Crown at this year's National Eisteddfod in Wrexham.

- ERYL CRUMP

The poet, who was born in Lland-wrog, near Caernarfon, but has been living in Cardiff since he was a teenager, composed the collection of poems that discuss living with someone who suffers from dementia.

The Crown is sponsored by Elin Haf Davies and the cash prize of £750 is presented by Prydwen Elfed Owens, in memory of her parents and her happy childhood years in Bwichgwyn.

The Crown was designed and produced by Neil Rayment and Elan Rowlands in their workshop in Cardiff Bay.

Poets were asked to submit a poem or a collection of poems without being in a poem, up to 250 lines, on the subject of “Ruins” The judges are Gwyneth Lewis, Sién Aled and Ifor ap Glyn.