(1956-) was born in Llanrwst in Denbighshire, and graduates in Welsh at Aberystwyth. In 1980 he established his own press and publishing house, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, which publishes a variety of materials, mainly in Welsh, including plays, poetry, folklore, novels and books of local interest. Myrddin is a great believer
in making poetry accessible, and enjoys in participating in live performances of poetry. Satire and humour intermingle with an underlying seriousness in most of his work. He has also written a great deal of poetry for children. He won the National Eisteddfod Chair in 1990 and 2002.

From The Bloodaxe Book of Modern Welsh Poetry. 20th-century Welsh-language poetry in translation, edited by Menna Elfyn and John Rowlands. (Bloodaxe Books, 2003)