Robin Llwyd ab Owain (born June 1959) is an author and national award winning poet. He won the chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1992 at Mold for a poem titled "The Girl of Our Times". The poem was described by one of the adjudicators as breaking new ground. In December 1996 he became the first Welsh writer to publish his poems on the web: Rhedeg ar Wydr (trans: Running on Glass), first published in December 1997. He is the son of poet and writer Owain Owain.
His poems have been read on television by actor Rhys Ifans. Robin has written for television and radio and was marketing director of a software company between 2000 - 2009. Before then he was a headteacher.
As well as writing poetry, Robin has also written and published over 100 songs including a number which have been sung by Bryn Terfel: 'Brenin y Ser' ('The King of The Stars') and 'Pedair Oed' ('Four Years Old') which is sung by Rhys Meirion.
He lives in Ruthin and has two children.
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