Gwerful Mechain was one of very few medieval female poets. Her work stands out with great contemporary relevance, as her poetry appears like they could have been written today. Gwerful proved her intelligence and poetic skill in her devotional poetry, making her equal to her male counterparts.1 It is only in recent years that GwerfulContinue reading “Gwerful Mechain – The Medieval Feminist Poet”
Inspired by Robin Hood
When I was a little girl, I started to get interested in the legend of Robin Hood. I found it fascinating that the stories had been around for almost a thousand years, and had survived all this time. I became obsessed with finding something that represented me, but every variation of Robin Hood, either inContinue reading “Inspired by Robin Hood”
Bethan Jones 