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-"Here's my question - I'm wondering"	0:00:07	0:00:09
-"Here's my question - I'm wondering" - -"I was arrested in haste"	0:00:09	0:00:11
-"It leaves a bad taste -like chewing tobacco"	0:00:11	0:00:13
-"A mischievous translucent glow, -a true proverb in trembling flow"	0:00:14	0:00:17
-"Mesmerizing with his moaning"	0:00:18	0:00:19
-"Humorous like Madog Dwygraig"	0:00:20	0:00:21
-"The weirdos in green and white -are filming Dr Who"	0:00:21	0:00:25
-In this programme...	0:00:30	0:00:32
-..we meet seven young, talented -Welsh people who are very different.	0:00:32	0:00:37
-As we follow them -in their everyday life...	0:00:38	0:00:40
-..we'll see how curry and -the Quakers are important to Iwan...	0:00:40	0:00:45
-..why Catrin impersonates a girl -from Patagonia...	0:00:45	0:00:49
-..why dinosaurs -are so important to Eurig...	0:00:49	0:00:53
-..why Hywel spends so much time -in the water...	0:00:53	0:00:57
-..how Aneirin can rap -in Breton as well as Welsh...	0:00:57	0:01:01
-..why Rhys loves fast cars -and lager so much...	0:01:01	0:01:05
-..and why Osian's inspiration -is Nirvana and John ac Alun.	0:01:05	0:01:10
-Seven different people with one -thing in common - they're all poets.	0:01:11	0:01:16
-They're well versed -in the thrill of competition.	0:01:16	0:01:20
-There's nothing like the experience -of being in the pavilion.	0:01:20	0:01:25
-I can feel the excitement -in the air.	0:01:25	0:01:28
-Twenty minutes -before the ceremony...	0:01:28	0:01:31
-..the crowd start looking out -to see poets arriving.	0:01:31	0:01:35
-I was holding the banner -when Mererid Hopwood won in 2001.	0:01:35	0:01:39
-I was running to the ceremony -because I was late.	0:01:39	0:01:43
-Someone had seen me running -and thought I'd won!	0:01:43	0:01:46
-It's a bigger game every year.	0:01:47	0:01:48
-In the past eight years, these seven -have been very successful.	0:01:49	0:01:54
-Between them, five of our poets -have six Urdd Eisteddfod Chairs...	0:01:55	0:02:00
-..and one has a Literary Medal.	0:02:01	0:02:03
-Now, in their mid-20s, and -too old to compete in the Urdd...	0:02:03	0:02:07
-..they're making their mark -in the National Eisteddfod.	0:02:07	0:02:11
-One has been crowned, one has been -second three times for the Chair...	0:02:11	0:02:15
-..and the crowd anticipates -future success in the pink pavilion.	0:02:16	0:02:19
-How do you deal -with a sensitive situation...	0:02:21	0:02:24
-..when good friends -start competing for the same prize?	0:02:25	0:02:28
-You keep it quiet -when you are competing.	0:02:30	0:02:34
-Tension can arise sometimes, -but it's kept to a minimum...	0:02:34	0:02:38
-..in terms of -who's competing for what...	0:02:39	0:02:42
-..especially when the closing date -for a competition approaches.	0:02:42	0:02:47
-People start bluffing - -have I, haven't I?	0:02:47	0:02:49
-No-one will admit to it.	0:02:50	0:02:52
-I've competed for the Chair -for the past three years.	0:02:52	0:02:55
-I've been second three years -in a row.	0:02:56	0:02:58
-The feeling is worse. Had I won, -I would have known what to expect.	0:02:58	0:03:03
-Have you entered...?	0:03:05	0:03:06
-Have you entered...? - -No, not this year. Seriously!	0:03:06	0:03:08
-You don't know what the adjudicators -will say about you.	0:03:08	0:03:12
-I can feel my heart beating, -I can feel it move.	0:03:12	0:03:14
-The first to taste success -was Iwan...	0:03:16	0:03:19
-..when he won the Urdd Chair -in 2001 and in 2008.	0:03:19	0:03:23
-He's published a volume -of 365 "englynion"...	0:03:23	0:03:26
-..a 4-line strict-metre verse -for every day of the year.	0:03:26	0:03:30
-At Aberystwyth University he became -friends with the other poets...	0:03:31	0:03:35
-..and started -writing poetry in earnest.	0:03:35	0:03:38
-Iwan has worked in Cardiff -for the past year...	0:03:44	0:03:47
-..but his work is influenced -by another city.	0:03:47	0:03:50
-For six months, I lived -on the Curry Mile in Manchester...	0:03:50	0:03:53
-..at a time when I was writing -an englyn a day.	0:03:54	0:03:57
-Curry became an ingredient -in a number of englynion.	0:03:57	0:04:00
-Here's one to the Curry Mile.	0:04:01	0:04:03
-"City slickers congregate	0:04:03	0:04:05
-"At the Tandoori house to taste	0:04:05	0:04:07
-"From the saucepans on to the plate	0:04:07	0:04:09
-"An Indian meal -makes Britain Great."	0:04:10	0:04:12
-I loved living in Manchester, -especially on the Curry Mile.	0:04:13	0:04:17
-It was packed with colour, -lights and wonderful aromas.	0:04:17	0:04:21
-There was a buzz about the place - -something was always happening.	0:04:21	0:04:25
-If Manchester was in Wales, -I'd be happy to settle there.	0:04:26	0:04:30
-Iwan makes me laugh -in a bizarre fashion.	0:04:30	0:04:33
-A very strange sense of humour -but funny at the same time.	0:04:34	0:04:38
-Sometime the humour is dark, -sometimes it's weird.	0:04:38	0:04:42
-It's humour many people like.	0:04:42	0:04:45
-As well as eating curries...	0:04:45	0:04:47
-..I also asked Angharad to marry me -while I was in Manchester.	0:04:47	0:04:52
-I asked her live on Daf Du's radio -show, in the form of an englyn.	0:04:52	0:04:56
-"Here's my question - I'm wondering, -Angharad, my darling	0:04:57	0:05:02
-"Will you take the gold in my ring?	0:05:02	0:05:04
-"Marry me, -make me feel like a king"	0:05:04	0:05:06
-Luckily, she agreed.	0:05:07	0:05:08
-Iwan's unusual proposal -was a shock to his parents...	0:05:11	0:05:15
-..let alone Angharad herself.	0:05:15	0:05:18
-You went to the toilet -just before I was on the radio.	0:05:18	0:05:22
-You didn't want me to miss it.	0:05:22	0:05:24
-You'd been on the radio -many times before.	0:05:24	0:05:27
-It didn't matter to me -if I missed the start.	0:05:28	0:05:30
-I was panicking - I had visions -of it being a huge flop.	0:05:31	0:05:34
-The wedding was unusual too.	0:05:34	0:05:36
-Iwan is a Baptist, -Angharad is a Quaker.	0:05:37	0:05:40
-The order of services -differs greatly.	0:05:40	0:05:43
-My faith is important to me.	0:05:47	0:05:49
-Since Angharad was a Quaker, -we discussed our beliefs.	0:05:49	0:05:53
-I learnt a lot -about the beliefs of the Quakers.	0:05:54	0:05:57
-It's a life -that appeals to me very much.	0:05:57	0:06:00
-Their meetings are very simple.	0:06:00	0:06:02
-They meet in silence, -without a minister or hymns.	0:06:02	0:06:05
-Angharad and I have had prayer -meetings on this bench in the park.	0:06:06	0:06:10
-Iwan was only 12 -when he started learning...	0:06:10	0:06:13
-..the most complex form of poetry - -"cynghanedd" - strict alliteration.	0:06:13	0:06:18
-He was drawn to poetry books at home.	0:06:18	0:06:20
-His fascination -was inspired by colour.	0:06:20	0:06:23
-Look at these disgusting colours.	0:06:23	0:06:25
-The National Eisteddfod's -Compositions and Adjudications.	0:06:26	0:06:30
-These colours attracted me -to them in my early teens.	0:06:30	0:06:34
-Without these books, -I wouldn't be writing cynghanedd.	0:06:34	0:06:38
-When I tell people I write poetry...	0:06:39	0:06:41
-..the first question they ask -is, "Why?"	0:06:42	0:06:45
-I don't really know how to answer.	0:06:45	0:06:47
-It's something mentioned -in the "hobbies" box...	0:06:48	0:06:51
-..rather than the top box.	0:06:51	0:06:53
-It might be something that happens -when you can speak Welsh.	0:06:53	0:06:58
-I can understand many languages -but I only write poetry in Welsh.	0:06:58	0:07:02
-It's the language -I can express my feelings.	0:07:02	0:07:05
-It's written and performed in public -through the medium of Welsh.	0:07:05	0:07:09
-There's a long tradition -of Welsh poetry.	0:07:09	0:07:13
-We'd have a harder time -if we were poets in England.	0:07:14	0:07:17
-I lived in England for a year and -when I told people I wrote poetry...	0:07:17	0:07:22
-..I had to explain it -in the historical Welsh context.	0:07:23	0:07:26
-Saying "I'm a poet" isn't -the same as saying "I write poetry."	0:07:27	0:07:31
-You have a better chance -of finding a girlfriend in Wales...	0:07:31	0:07:35
-..if you tell them you write poetry!	0:07:35	0:07:38
-Catrin won the Literary Medal -in the 2005 Urdd Eisteddfod.	0:07:39	0:07:43
-She almost won -the Crown, Chair and Drama Medal...	0:07:44	0:07:47
-..eleven times in five years.	0:07:48	0:07:51
-I always used to dress up and -perform in shows when I was younger.	0:07:58	0:08:02
-I would have done something creative -even if I wasn't a writer.	0:08:03	0:08:08
-One of the most important factors -for me...	0:08:08	0:08:12
-..is that art, -performance and poetry...	0:08:12	0:08:14
-..should be -as accessible as possible.	0:08:15	0:08:17
-The poem I wrote for the Stomp -in last year's Eisteddfod...	0:08:17	0:08:22
-..was a mickey take -of Welsh institutions.	0:08:22	0:08:26
-For some Cardiffians, seeing the -Archdruid in a robe is quite freaky!	0:08:26	0:08:32
-"The other day, I walks down -the street into town	0:08:32	0:08:36
-"I sees something funny, -a man wearing a gown	0:08:36	0:08:40
-"Before I photographs him -with my phone	0:08:40	0:08:44
-"Hundreds wearing the same -follows him like a cyclone	0:08:44	0:08:48
-"It's safe, I thought, -though I had no clue	0:08:48	0:08:52
-"The weirdos in green and white -are filming Dr Who	0:08:52	0:08:56
-"And then they starts singing -and chanting something weird	0:08:57	0:09:00
-"Before a bloke called Dic -talks to a man with a beard	0:09:00	0:09:04
-"Then I clicks - -festival, Welshies, a crowd	0:09:04	0:09:09
-"It's the Eisteddfod, it's in -Kairdiff and it's happening now	0:09:09	0:09:15
-"The people looks crazy -as they walked side by side	0:09:16	0:09:20
-"I'll tell you what, -whoever invented this ship was high	0:09:20	0:09:24
-"Don't get me wrong, I supports -the Eisteddfod as it roams	0:09:24	0:09:28
-"But you don't usually see it -outside Primark on your way home"	0:09:28	0:09:32
-Infectious enthusiasm is the best -description I can give of Catrin.	0:09:41	0:09:45
-Every time you see her, -she has so many new ideas.	0:09:45	0:09:49
-Who knows what she'll say. -She makes some nutty comments.	0:09:49	0:09:53
-Catrin is packed with energy and -loves being in front of an audience.	0:09:53	0:09:58
-I was sent here by my mother, -from Patagonia to Wales...	0:09:58	0:10:02
-..to find a husband.	0:10:03	0:10:04
-The Patagonian men -have so far resisted my charms.	0:10:06	0:10:09
-God knows why!	0:10:11	0:10:12
-The inspiration behind Evita is -a drunken night out in Aberystwyth.	0:10:12	0:10:17
-I convinced a boy -I was from Patagonia...	0:10:17	0:10:19
-..because I wanted him -to buy me a drink.	0:10:19	0:10:22
-It carried on from there.	0:10:22	0:10:24
-She lets you say things -you wouldn't normally say...	0:10:24	0:10:28
-..and do things -you wouldn't normally do.	0:10:28	0:10:31
-Catrin has also published -three novels.	0:10:31	0:10:34
-Random Deaths and Custard -has been very successful.	0:10:34	0:10:38
-It was on the shortlist of the 2009 -Books To Be Talked About contest.	0:10:38	0:10:43
-She visits schools regularly.	0:10:43	0:10:45
-She visits schools regularly. - -Is it getting any clearer?	0:10:45	0:10:48
-Use your imagination when you read -or the words will make no sense.	0:10:48	0:10:54
-It's great -when you inspire a child in school.	0:10:54	0:10:58
-They see the value -of what they're doing.	0:10:58	0:11:01
-Monkeys?	0:11:02	0:11:04
-Writing stories -came naturally to Catrin.	0:11:04	0:11:08
-Her father, Dafydd Huws, was -the author of the Dyn Dwad series.	0:11:08	0:11:13
-She has fond memories -of her grandmothers...	0:11:13	0:11:16
-..reading her stories about fairies.	0:11:16	0:11:19
-Civil rights has been a feature -of her life in recent years.	0:11:19	0:11:23
-I first heard Y Tystion when I was -in Form 6 in school with Aneirin.	0:11:29	0:11:34
-I remember thinking, "They're -singing about our generation."	0:11:35	0:11:41
-It made me realize -that I could write about politics...	0:11:41	0:11:46
-..and write realistically -about life in Wales today.	0:11:46	0:11:51
-She brings people together...	0:11:58	0:12:00
-..and makes sure -that everyone's voice is heard...	0:12:00	0:12:04
-..when we're socializing.	0:12:04	0:12:06
-More wine?	0:12:08	0:12:10
-Fair play to you, love!	0:12:12	0:12:13
-I've never seen her arguing -with anyone.	0:12:14	0:12:17
-She's a jolly person - she's great!	0:12:17	0:12:21
-Can you hear the sound of traffic?	0:12:30	0:12:32
-I love listening -to the sound of traffic here.	0:12:33	0:12:37
-I like writing when there's -hustle and bustle in the background.	0:12:37	0:12:42
-Catrin was born -and raised in Gwaelod-y-garth.	0:12:42	0:12:46
-I love standing -on top of Garth mountain.	0:12:46	0:12:50
-I'm at peace when I'm there.	0:12:50	0:12:54
-It confirms to me that I want to -spend the rest of my life writing...	0:12:54	0:12:59
-..about the struggles -and celebrations...	0:12:59	0:13:03
-..of the people -I can see from the Garth.	0:13:04	0:13:07
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-These seven poets are friends -and compete against each other...	0:13:13	0:13:17
-..for Wales's main literary prizes.	0:13:18	0:13:20
-Eurig won the Urdd Chair in 2006.	0:13:21	0:13:24
-For the past three years, he's been -runner-up for the National Chair.	0:13:24	0:13:28
-When I was a boy, -dinosaurs were everything.	0:13:31	0:13:35
-I liked drawing pictures -of dinosaurs.	0:13:35	0:13:37
-I liked reading about dinosaurs.	0:13:38	0:13:40
-I liked playing with dinosaurs.	0:13:40	0:13:42
-I'd left dinosaurs behind -by the time I studied A-level Art.	0:13:43	0:13:48
-I started painting -more mature features...	0:13:48	0:13:51
-..such as mountains, -castles and landscapes.	0:13:52	0:13:55
-I used loads and loads of paint.	0:13:55	0:13:58
-I think some of that interest -in dinosaurs...	0:13:58	0:14:02
-..and interest in history -has remained with me...	0:14:02	0:14:06
-..until today in my work.	0:14:06	0:14:08
-My main duties at work...	0:14:10	0:14:12
-..is to make old poetry like this -relevant to people today.	0:14:12	0:14:18
-I also like using old poetry -as inspiration for my own poetry...	0:14:18	0:14:24
-..especially since the old poets...	0:14:25	0:14:28
-..had a high opinion of themselves.	0:14:28	0:14:31
-They like to boast and challenge...	0:14:32	0:14:34
-..in the same way as I do -in this poem.	0:14:35	0:14:38
-"I am Eurig, the young rogue	0:14:39	0:14:41
-"Wild Eurig beating his song -before breakfast with his baton	0:14:41	0:14:45
-"From Ceiriog to Carmarthenshire	0:14:46	0:14:47
-"I know every mountain and meadow	0:14:48	0:14:50
-"I'm Taliesin in a city -and Guto'r Glyn in a green glen	0:14:50	0:14:55
-"Humorous as Madog Dwygraig	0:14:55	0:14:57
-"A stool winner and a scholar	0:14:58	0:15:00
-"I am and I will challenge in rap	0:15:00	0:15:03
-"I'm more of a man than Dafydd Ap."	0:15:03	0:15:05
-Eurig is like the Fonz, I think.	0:15:06	0:15:10
-He's slick and very cool.	0:15:10	0:15:13
-He has an image but there's -substance behind that image.	0:15:13	0:15:17
-Hair.	0:15:17	0:15:19
-And hair.	0:15:19	0:15:21
-He loses his temper -easily sometimes...	0:15:21	0:15:24
-..especially when an adjudicator -hasn't understood his poem.	0:15:25	0:15:30
-It's only a matter of time -before he's a Chief Poet.	0:15:30	0:15:33
-Eurig was only 15...	0:15:33	0:15:35
-..when he started competing -against more experienced poets.	0:15:36	0:15:40
-My first experience -as a performer...	0:15:40	0:15:43
-..was on Talwrn Y Beirdd -on the radio.	0:15:44	0:15:46
-I enjoyed the experience of -performing because I was so young.	0:15:47	0:15:51
-I was one of the youngest -to compete at the time.	0:15:51	0:15:55
-It was a great feeling.	0:15:55	0:15:56
-I was shocked to discover -I could stand on a stage...	0:15:57	0:16:01
-..read a poem aloud -and enjoy the whole experience.	0:16:02	0:16:06
-I felt that some poems -didn't work...	0:16:06	0:16:08
-..until they'd been read -in front of an audience...	0:16:09	0:16:12
-..and the audience itself -responded to the poem.	0:16:12	0:16:15
-I don't get a lot of time off. -When I do, I like watching films.	0:16:26	0:16:30
-I'm not talking about arty films, -the type I used to watch in college.	0:16:31	0:16:35
-Fantasy films, big blockbusters -such as Spider-man and Batman.	0:16:35	0:16:40
-My current favourite is King Kong.	0:16:40	0:16:42
-When I was 13, I read -Lord Of The Rings by Tolkien.	0:16:43	0:16:48
-It opened so many doors for me in -terms of the possibility of words...	0:16:49	0:16:55
-..and how effective words -and a story could be...	0:16:56	0:17:00
-..as something to reach out -to people and influence others.	0:17:00	0:17:04
-It left a lasting impression on me.	0:17:04	0:17:07
-Hywel and Eurig shared a passion -for words and stories...	0:17:07	0:17:12
-..as pupils in Ysgol Bro Myrddin.	0:17:12	0:17:14
-At the age of 14, -Eurig was Hywel's poetry teacher.	0:17:14	0:17:18
-He taught him to write cynghanedd -on the way to school.	0:17:18	0:17:21
-We used it as a way to improve -each other's cynghanedd.	0:17:22	0:17:27
-I'd write a line -and Hywel would respond to it.	0:17:27	0:17:31
-Hywel would write a line -and I'd respond to it.	0:17:31	0:17:34
-We'd continue until we arrived home.	0:17:34	0:17:37
-The journey to school -was quite boring.	0:17:37	0:17:41
-It was something exciting -and unique for us to do.	0:17:41	0:17:46
-We enjoyed doing it.	0:17:46	0:17:48
-Had I not had someone -to share the experience with...	0:17:48	0:17:51
-..I wouldn't have gone so far.	0:17:52	0:17:53
-It was important to have -someone else doing it.	0:17:54	0:17:57
-During their college days, five of -the poets became very close friends.	0:17:57	0:18:02
-Eurig, Hywel, Catrin, -Iwan and Aneirin.	0:18:03	0:18:06
-They embarked -on a modern-day bardic tour...	0:18:06	0:18:09
-..and published a volume of poetry -called Crap Ar Farddoni.	0:18:09	0:18:13
-The main aspect I enjoyed of working -within a team and being on stage...	0:18:13	0:18:19
-..when I became nervous -before reading my poem...	0:18:19	0:18:23
-..was realizing that everyone -felt the same emotions.	0:18:24	0:18:29
-By the end of the night, everyone -shared the relief - it was great.	0:18:29	0:18:34
-It had never happened before.	0:18:34	0:18:36
-It was more fun embarking -on the Crap Ar Farddoni tour...	0:18:36	0:18:40
-..than doing a Stomp.	0:18:41	0:18:43
-There's the competitive aspect -at a Stomp.	0:18:43	0:18:46
-You fit the word underpants in a -poem five times to raise a laugh...	0:18:46	0:18:50
-..but the audience -then misunderstands it.	0:18:50	0:18:53
-The competitive aspect is there -but it's healthy.	0:18:53	0:18:56
-It's also more valuable -because you travel in a group.	0:18:56	0:19:00
-In addition to learning -more about your strengths...	0:19:00	0:19:04
-..you also learn from other people -and this gives you confidence.	0:19:04	0:19:10
-You learn more through performing.	0:19:10	0:19:12
-You learn -how to handle an audience...	0:19:13	0:19:15
-..you learn how poems have -a different effect on audiences.	0:19:15	0:19:20
-That's why I looked forward to -seeing you during Eisteddfod week.	0:19:21	0:19:25
-There weren't many young poets in -Cardiff and I would always think...	0:19:26	0:19:30
-..it's great to see you all.	0:19:30	0:19:33
-When we started to perform together, -there was a feeling of brotherhood.	0:19:33	0:19:38
-You mean sisterhood, don't you?	0:19:39	0:19:41
-You mean sisterhood, don't you? - -That's what it is - a brotherhood.	0:19:41	0:19:43
-Rhys and Osian perform regularly -with the others all over Wales.	0:19:46	0:19:51
-Please note that we have a beautiful -chair for tonight's winner.	0:19:54	0:19:59
-"A mute murderer on the loose	0:19:59	0:20:03
-"Who means to mutilate the muse"	0:20:03	0:20:06
-"Poets in the pub	0:20:06	0:20:07
-"No words to fill pages -only beer to fill glasses"	0:20:08	0:20:11
-"When a dude with a huge forehead	0:20:11	0:20:14
-"One dude with his head down	0:20:15	0:20:18
-"Strode up the bus -and came to the seat	0:20:19	0:20:21
-"The neat seat I had kept so safe"	0:20:21	0:20:23
-"And now we find in the field	0:20:24	0:20:26
-"Little piggies won't scurry -to romp with me in slurry	0:20:26	0:20:29
-"And as the public announces, -damn them, I feel so lonely	0:20:29	0:20:33
-"With all this hate towards a piggy -called Jaci Soch"	0:20:33	0:20:37
-Despite all the competing, Hywel -and Eurig's friendship remains firm.	0:20:41	0:20:45
-The press made a big deal of it...	0:20:45	0:20:47
-..when Hywel won and Eurig -came second in the Urdd in 2004.	0:20:47	0:20:52
-Eurig was Hywel's bardic teacher.	0:20:52	0:20:55
-It happened again in 2007.	0:20:56	0:20:58
-Hywel was the first of the gang -to win in the National Eisteddfod.	0:20:58	0:21:02
-By winning the crown last year -in Cardiff, he became a Chief Poet.	0:21:02	0:21:06
-But as a child, Hywel's mind -was on football, not poetry.	0:21:07	0:21:10
-He used to train -with the Swansea Football Academy.	0:21:11	0:21:15
-Like many youngsters...	0:21:15	0:21:17
-..I had an obsession with football -when I was 10 or 11.	0:21:17	0:21:21
-I played in one of Swansea City's -football academies in Carmarthen.	0:21:23	0:21:29
-I then moved down -to St Clears' Football Club.	0:21:30	0:21:33
-I was playing here -until about a year ago.	0:21:34	0:21:36
-I have a lot of fond memories -of playing on this pitch...	0:21:37	0:21:40
-..on rainy days like today.	0:21:40	0:21:42
-I have many fond memories of -the friends I made when I was here.	0:21:43	0:21:47
-I'm not musical myself...	0:21:55	0:21:57
-..but music has always been there, -side by side with poetry.	0:21:57	0:22:02
-My mother enjoyed listening to Welsh -music, particularly Dafydd Iwan.	0:22:03	0:22:08
-# To war! To war! #	0:22:08	0:22:12
-That was a major influence on me.	0:22:12	0:22:14
-It inspired me to learn about the -campaign for the Welsh language...	0:22:14	0:22:19
-..and Plaid Cymru.	0:22:19	0:22:21
-I've been greatly influenced -by the Manic Street Preachers...	0:22:21	0:22:25
-..and their album -This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours.	0:22:25	0:22:29
-# If you tolerate this	0:22:29	0:22:31
-# Then your children will be next #	0:22:31	0:22:33
-It had a profound effect on me.	0:22:34	0:22:36
-I listened to their earlier CDs...	0:22:37	0:22:39
-..and realized they used the quotes -of European and American poets...	0:22:39	0:22:44
-..in their CDs and it made me -want to read the original work...	0:22:44	0:22:48
-..to expand my knowledge.	0:22:49	0:22:51
-It had a profound effect on -my poetry and how I saw the world.	0:22:51	0:22:57
-To think that Hywel's had so much -success as a poet...	0:22:57	0:23:02
-..he remains one of the most -unassuming people I've ever met.	0:23:03	0:23:07
-I can empathize with his politics - -it inspires his poetry.	0:23:07	0:23:11
-He has something to say.	0:23:11	0:23:13
-That's always a help -in poetry and performance...	0:23:14	0:23:18
-..or rapping and writing music.	0:23:19	0:23:21
-It's what drives Hywel - how -the future of Wales is shaping up.	0:23:22	0:23:27
-Many people give me strange looks -when I'm working...	0:23:34	0:23:39
-..with this instrument.	0:23:39	0:23:41
-I'm researching -erosion on Welsh rivers.	0:23:41	0:23:45
-I'm trying to find links -with climate change and flood risks.	0:23:45	0:23:50
-I've researched 25 rivers in Wales.	0:23:50	0:23:55
-I've seen areas of Wales -I wouldn't have seen otherwise.	0:23:55	0:24:00
-The Welsh landscape and people's -relationship with the landscape...	0:24:13	0:24:19
-..has inspired many poems -I've written.	0:24:19	0:24:22
-Penrhydeuddwr was written about -the estuary of the Taf and Tywi.	0:24:22	0:24:27
-I don't think many people -are familiar with this area.	0:24:27	0:24:32
-I wrote this poem about the area.	0:24:32	0:24:34
-"The water in Deuddwr is cold	0:24:35	0:24:36
-"Its colour is almost older -than the moon	0:24:36	0:24:38
-"As it flows with a feeble shiver	0:24:39	0:24:41
-"It's an eerie, age-old river	0:24:41	0:24:43
-"A mischievous translucent glow, -a true proverb in trembling flow	0:24:44	0:24:48
-"The water from saints' wells -tell the tales of pilgrims	0:24:51	0:24:55
-"Regional water at journey's end -as two rivers join	0:24:55	0:24:58
-"The boundaries of my foundations	0:24:59	0:25:01
-"The confidence -of the flowing water"	0:25:01	0:25:03
-I'd love to be a full-time poet...	0:25:06	0:25:09
-..earning a living and building -a career by writing poetry.	0:25:09	0:25:14
-That's not possible.	0:25:15	0:25:17
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-These seven poets have excelled in -eisteddfodau for the past ten years.	0:25:27	0:25:31
-They also perform their poems -to reach a wider audience.	0:25:32	0:25:36
-Aneirin won the Urdd Chair -in 2005...	0:25:40	0:25:44
-..after coming close -to winning twice previously.	0:25:44	0:25:47
-He's also well known -for writing poetry to rap music...	0:25:47	0:25:51
-..with bands such as Genod Droog -and Y Diwygiad.	0:25:52	0:25:55
-# I'm ready to explode -so stop mithering me	0:25:55	0:25:58
-# Move on, moving on and on #	0:25:58	0:26:01
-ANEIRIN SPEAKS BRETON	0:26:04	0:26:06
-The situation at home...	0:26:10	0:26:12
-..would appear rather strange -to someone on the outside.	0:26:12	0:26:16
-We combine French, Welsh and Breton -in conversations quite naturally.	0:26:16	0:26:22
-At least we understand each other!	0:26:23	0:26:25
-Aneirin's mother comes from Brittany.	0:26:29	0:26:32
-As a child, Aneirin would spend -his holidays in Brittany.	0:26:33	0:26:36
-He now speaks five languages...	0:26:37	0:26:39
-..Welsh, English, -Breton, French and Spanish.	0:26:39	0:26:42
-When he'd learnt to read, -he'd read all kinds of books.	0:26:42	0:26:46
-He'd listen to the stories...	0:26:47	0:26:50
-..on his Walkman in bed...	0:26:50	0:26:54
-..and he'd memorize them.	0:26:54	0:26:56
-He'd tell us the story -exactly as it was in the book...	0:26:57	0:27:01
-..the way he'd listened -to his story.	0:27:01	0:27:03
-He and his brother would read -a Bible story every day...	0:27:03	0:27:07
-..to improve their Welsh.	0:27:08	0:27:09
-The chapel was an important part -of his upbringing.	0:27:10	0:27:14
-One of the reasons -we went to Sunday school...	0:27:14	0:27:17
-..according to my father...	0:27:17	0:27:19
-..was to learn Welsh -by hearing the Bible.	0:27:20	0:27:22
-There were many reasons, really.	0:27:22	0:27:25
-You worshipped God -through the medium of Welsh...	0:27:25	0:27:29
-..and it stopped you becoming -a religious nitwit later in life!	0:27:29	0:27:34
-THEY CHUCKLE	0:27:34	0:27:36
-It also gave Mam and me a chance -to read the Sunday papers.	0:27:36	0:27:40
-Really!	0:27:40	0:27:42
-I wanted to send you -to Atlantic College...	0:27:42	0:27:45
-..but you wanted to be -Head Boy in Rhydfelen.	0:27:45	0:27:48
-You did so well in school...	0:27:49	0:27:51
-..but the only thing you learnt -in college was how to rap.	0:27:51	0:27:55
-You were a very strange child.	0:27:55	0:27:57
-Thanks!	0:27:58	0:28:00
-Aneirin loved his time -in Ysgol Rhydfelen.	0:28:05	0:28:08
-The buildings have been demolished -since the school was relocated.	0:28:08	0:28:12
-# The feeling -that makes people forget time #	0:28:15	0:28:22
-It brings a lump to your throat.	0:28:23	0:28:26
-# The feeling that makes you think #	0:28:26	0:28:28
-This is rather insane, seeing this.	0:28:29	0:28:32
-It's as if someone has bombed -Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen.	0:28:32	0:28:37
-Bloody hell.	0:28:38	0:28:40
-I have so many memories -of this place...	0:28:42	0:28:45
-..and they've all ended up -in the rubble.	0:28:45	0:28:48
-It's incredible.	0:28:50	0:28:52
-It's very sad.	0:28:52	0:28:54
-I know there's a new -school called "Gartholwg" now...	0:28:54	0:28:57
-..but it will always be -Rhydfelen to me.	0:28:57	0:28:59
-By the end, the buildings -were in a state of disrepair...	0:29:01	0:29:06
-..but it's where I spent -seven happy years of my life.	0:29:06	0:29:10
-It's so sad.	0:29:15	0:29:16
-I feel inspired to write a poem -after seeing this.	0:29:16	0:29:20
-I might even write an ode.	0:29:20	0:29:22
-"The Rubble Of Rhydfelen", maybe.	0:29:22	0:29:26
-A lot of people ask me -how do I write poetry.	0:29:31	0:29:35
-They expect a poetic answer...	0:29:35	0:29:39
-..that involves -the mysterious and mystic.	0:29:39	0:29:43
-Climbing to a mountain summit -to write a poem.	0:29:44	0:29:47
-Often, if I'm surrounded -by a beautiful landscape...	0:29:47	0:29:51
-..talking to strangers....	0:29:51	0:29:53
-..they say, "This is a great place -to write poetry.	0:29:54	0:29:57
-"Can you feel the muse?"	0:29:57	0:29:58
-"No!" The inspiration -can come from anywhere.	0:29:59	0:30:02
-For me, when I have to do -other things in my life...	0:30:02	0:30:08
-..poetry is just procrastination.	0:30:08	0:30:11
-I remember working with Catrin -in McDonald's.	0:30:11	0:30:14
-I had pieces of paper -in the cupboard...	0:30:15	0:30:18
-..where I pretended -to get ready to mop the floor.	0:30:18	0:30:21
-I was writing comments -about McDonald's in a cynghanedd.	0:30:22	0:30:25
-Sometimes you have an idea and you -think "Ooh, there's a poem there."	0:30:26	0:30:31
-It's like a grand piano -falling down on you.	0:30:31	0:30:35
-You can feel it coming -and suddenly - bang.	0:30:35	0:30:40
-That happens -when everything is going well.	0:30:41	0:30:44
-You can be waiting for -the poetic muse for days on end...	0:30:44	0:30:49
-..trying to start the poem -but unable to write a first line.	0:30:50	0:30:54
-I should have prepared -for something like this.	0:31:02	0:31:06
-When we arrived here, -I felt inspired to write a poem.	0:31:07	0:31:11
-The director said it only took -20 minutes in a bardic contest.	0:31:11	0:31:15
-I've been here for 15 minutes -and this is my englyn.	0:31:16	0:31:19
-"The Rubble Of Rhydfelen"	0:31:20	0:31:21
-Don't expect a miracle -but it is written in cynghanedd.	0:31:21	0:31:25
-"The Rubble of Rhydfelen	0:31:26	0:31:28
-"In the rubble of my Rhydfelen	0:31:30	0:31:32
-"There's history, names and the muse	0:31:32	0:31:35
-"Under the bricks now stand brambles	0:31:36	0:31:38
-"Where it was is now a wasteland"	0:31:38	0:31:40
-Our poets are well aware -that poetry...	0:31:47	0:31:50
-..mostly attracts -the older generation.	0:31:50	0:31:53
-They're always looking for ways -to draw youngsters.	0:31:53	0:31:57
-It's one thing to write something -for your generation...	0:31:58	0:32:02
-..but it's another thing -for them to hear that poetry.	0:32:02	0:32:06
-If they don't hear it -on television or on radio...	0:32:06	0:32:09
-..or in a live show...	0:32:09	0:32:11
-..they'll never hear it.	0:32:12	0:32:14
-They'll always hear the poems -written by 20th-century poets...	0:32:14	0:32:18
-..the poems they learn at school.	0:32:19	0:32:21
-I prefer to hear a good response -from someone of my generation...	0:32:22	0:32:26
-..than a good response from someone -from an older generation.	0:32:27	0:32:31
-That's what I meant -when I spoke about competition.	0:32:32	0:32:36
-Often...	0:32:36	0:32:38
-Adjudicators are older than us.	0:32:38	0:32:40
-Adjudicators are older than us. - -Yes, they're always older.	0:32:40	0:32:42
-They don't always understand -the message of our poetry.	0:32:42	0:32:46
-A younger adjudicator would.	0:32:47	0:32:48
-I worry that we're not being watched -by our generation.	0:32:49	0:32:52
-We visited pubs on our tour -and it worked in Cardiff, in Nos Da.	0:32:53	0:32:58
-Sometimes, I don't feel -that we reach our target audience.	0:32:58	0:33:03
-We did a lot of work -promoting the tour.	0:33:03	0:33:07
-We targeted our generation...	0:33:07	0:33:10
-..but since then, I don't think -we've reached out to those people...	0:33:11	0:33:17
-..to the same extent...	0:33:17	0:33:19
-..by using the Internet.	0:33:20	0:33:22
-# If you eat meat -or you're a vegetarian	0:33:23	0:33:25
-# There's a place for everyone, -large and small	0:33:25	0:33:27
-# Come on, everyone, get on down #	0:33:27	0:33:29
-For me, it was a natural progression -from poetry to rap.	0:33:30	0:33:34
-Poets in the Middle Ages -were said to perform poetry...	0:33:34	0:33:38
-..while beating a club on the floor.	0:33:38	0:33:41
-A harp might have played -to the beat of the club.	0:33:41	0:33:45
-If you can imagine that situation...	0:33:45	0:33:47
-..the poet -would appear to be rapping.	0:33:48	0:33:50
-Therefore Rap didn't start in -America in the 1970s or early 1980s.	0:33:51	0:33:56
-It started in Talybont or in -the Deheubarth in the 14th century.	0:33:56	0:34:01
-# Come on, have a cuppa #	0:34:02	0:34:05
-This poem is called Water.	0:34:07	0:34:09
-It deals with the dilemma -of trying to save...	0:34:09	0:34:12
-..the Welsh and Breton languages.	0:34:12	0:34:14
-"Straight from the Valleys, -I've been here for ages	0:34:15	0:34:16
-"Kicking coke cans on the street -and failing to decide	0:34:17	0:34:19
-"Between my languages -because Welsh and Breton clash	0:34:20	0:34:22
-"Hated is he -that hates his birthplace	0:34:22	0:34:24
-"It leaves a bad taste -like chewing tobacco	0:34:24	0:34:27
-"Two countries -with languages cracking up	0:34:27	0:34:29
-"I'm in no-man's land, -the middle ground	0:34:29	0:34:31
-"Drowning in my thoughts	0:34:31	0:34:32
-"And the different answers -make no sense at all	0:34:32	0:34:35
-"I have to leave this place -and find myself or a clone of myself	0:34:36	0:34:39
-"To sound the war cry in two places, -a polluted massacre"	0:34:39	0:34:42
-It carries on in the same vein -but it's such a rant...	0:34:43	0:34:46
-..it's three pages long.	0:34:46	0:34:48
-You can read it -in the Raps Heddiw volume. Thanks!	0:34:49	0:34:51
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-The seven poets regularly perform -across the country.	0:34:58	0:35:02
-Five were part of the poetry tour -Crap Ar Farddoni in 2006.	0:35:04	0:35:08
-By now, Rhys and Osian -perform regularly with them.	0:35:08	0:35:12
-Rhys and Osian have not won -Urdd Eisteddfod Chairs or Crowns...	0:35:14	0:35:18
-..but they have high hopes -for the National Eisteddfod.	0:35:19	0:35:22
-Rhys was second in -the Urdd Chair competition in 2001.	0:35:22	0:35:27
-He lives and works in Cardiff.	0:35:27	0:35:29
-I'd always wanted to be a doctor...	0:35:32	0:35:34
-..but I realized in high school -that I'd have to study the sciences.	0:35:35	0:35:39
-I wasn't really fond of them.	0:35:40	0:35:41
-Today, I'm doing something that ties -in with my interest in languages.	0:35:42	0:35:46
-I'm a translator in the Assembly.	0:35:46	0:35:48
-I've been living here -for eight years...	0:35:49	0:35:51
-..and Cardiff inspires me -more and more each day.	0:35:51	0:35:54
-Rhys Iorwerth - -a character, sweet, northerly.	0:35:55	0:35:59
-He just...	0:35:59	0:36:01
-..comes out with some -real gems every now and then.	0:36:01	0:36:05
-I admire Rhys a lot.	0:36:06	0:36:08
-Out of all of us...	0:36:09	0:36:13
-..he has the greatest talent -to write comic poetry.	0:36:13	0:36:17
-His poems are about things -we all notice...	0:36:18	0:36:21
-..but we're not always graceful -enough to write them in a poem.	0:36:21	0:36:26
-We always have fun -when Rhys performs his poetry.	0:36:26	0:36:31
-I always feel he looks -out of place...	0:36:32	0:36:34
-..because his Caernarfon accent is -so strong when he lives in Cardiff.	0:36:34	0:36:39
-But it works so well.	0:36:39	0:36:41
-"Today, in the sound of this city, -its accents and history	0:36:41	0:36:44
-"I'm one stranger, -one young man, one Cofi	0:36:44	0:36:48
-"I arrived after a long journey, -a youngster from the country"	0:36:48	0:36:51
-The first memory I have of writing -poetry or being interested in it...	0:36:59	0:37:03
-..comes from when I loved the sound -of rhymes as a five-year-old.	0:37:04	0:37:08
-I had a book -where I kept lines that rhymed.	0:37:08	0:37:11
-The only one I remember -is Bryn Fon talking on the phone!	0:37:11	0:37:15
-It was a sign of things to come.	0:37:15	0:37:17
-When I was a young boy, I was -obsessed with football and cars.	0:37:20	0:37:26
-I could name any car -when I was five.	0:37:26	0:37:28
-Recently, Rhys combined his love -of cars and football...	0:37:30	0:37:35
-..when he drove 3,500 miles -from Cardiff to Azerbaijan...	0:37:35	0:37:40
-..to watch Wales and collect money -along the way for orphanages.	0:37:40	0:37:45
-I was a constant headache -for many people in this school.	0:37:49	0:37:54
-In seven years, I won six chairs.	0:37:54	0:37:58
-For about a year, -when I was 15 years old...	0:37:58	0:38:01
-..I was summoned to see Dei Fon, the -deputy headmaster, on Wednesdays...	0:38:02	0:38:07
-..for cynghanedd lessons.	0:38:07	0:38:09
-Dei Fon was also -the school's disciplinarian.	0:38:09	0:38:13
-Often, a row of boys -would be waiting outside his room.	0:38:13	0:38:18
-They would wonder -what I was doing there too...	0:38:18	0:38:21
-..not knowing I was there -to learn how to write cynghanedd.	0:38:22	0:38:27
-I used to be in a band -called Quidest.	0:38:47	0:38:50
-I've been known to be a stand-in -with Geraint Lovgreen's band.	0:38:50	0:38:55
-Unfortunately, finding time to be in -a band is very difficult these days.	0:38:55	0:39:00
-Sometimes, I return to the past.	0:39:01	0:39:04
-In his teens, Rhys loved being -on stage playing his drums...	0:39:10	0:39:14
-..but standing on stage performing -his poems was a tougher challenge.	0:39:14	0:39:19
-It's like everything else. As you -get used to it, it gets easier.	0:39:19	0:39:23
-If you're not used -to performing in public...	0:39:23	0:39:26
-..or standing on stage -entertaining people...	0:39:26	0:39:29
-..it's not something -that comes naturally.	0:39:30	0:39:32
-I was shocked to see -how nervous you were.	0:39:33	0:39:35
-You've often been on stage drumming.	0:39:36	0:39:39
-No-one looks at the drummer!	0:39:39	0:39:42
-Rhys finds it easier to write poetry -after a few pints.	0:39:42	0:39:45
-He retires into his own little world -to write lines of cynghanedd.	0:39:45	0:39:49
-Rhys and I were friends in college -and we enjoyed a pint or two.	0:39:50	0:39:54
-I was on my own most of the night...	0:39:55	0:39:57
-..because Rhys would be counting -his syllables...	0:39:57	0:40:00
-..his lips moving, all excited.	0:40:01	0:40:03
-He looked like a man possessed.	0:40:04	0:40:06
-He was actually writing poetry.	0:40:06	0:40:09
-Rhys is a one-off.	0:40:16	0:40:18
-He has some funny stories about -riding his bike when he was drunk...	0:40:18	0:40:23
-..and being stopped by a policeman.	0:40:24	0:40:26
-"Really, sir, I'm sorry, -I said courteously while drunk	0:40:26	0:40:30
-"I've only drunk half a quart, -you can test me	0:40:30	0:40:34
-"An on-the-spot fine - 20 lighter -is this pocket of mine	0:40:34	0:40:39
-"I handed it over happily, -but showed two fingers as I did so	0:40:39	0:40:43
-"I was arrested in haste -for riding my bike	0:40:43	0:40:47
-"Honestly, despite protesting, -a night in the slammer if you like	0:40:47	0:40:52
-"There, I saw the light, -I learnt a lesson	0:40:52	0:40:57
-"I'll retain my street cred -next time	0:40:57	0:40:59
-"Walking home to prevent a fine"	0:41:00	0:41:02
-From the point of view -of people who write poetry...	0:41:13	0:41:17
-..winning one of the main literary -awards in the National Eisteddfod...	0:41:17	0:41:22
-..if you don't do that -at some point...	0:41:23	0:41:25
-..it's very difficult -to be acknowledged.	0:41:25	0:41:29
-Becoming a Chief Poet -is the benchmark.	0:41:30	0:41:34
-A few years before Twm Morys -became Chief Poet...	0:41:34	0:41:37
-..I remember someone introducing -a bardic contest saying...	0:41:37	0:41:41
-..Chief Poet Myrddin ap Dafydd, -Chief Poet Iwan Llwyd and Twm Morys!	0:41:42	0:41:46
-It's not so much a status -within bardic circles...	0:41:49	0:41:54
-..but it is for the public.	0:41:54	0:41:57
-There are people older than us -you'd expect to be Chief Poets.	0:41:57	0:42:03
-Everyone thought Twm was -before he'd won.	0:42:04	0:42:07
-It doesn't make a lot of difference.	0:42:07	0:42:09
-No-one would deny -that it's their ambition to win.	0:42:10	0:42:13
-Some of us may never win, -for whatever reason.	0:42:13	0:42:18
-Osian is the youngest member -of the gang.	0:42:19	0:42:21
-He's been runner-up -for the Urdd Chair...	0:42:22	0:42:24
-..and third twice.	0:42:25	0:42:27
-He's now too old for the Urdd but -he could be a Chief Poet one day.	0:42:27	0:42:31
-He was raised near Pwllheli. He -played for Pwllheli for nine years.	0:42:31	0:42:37
-There was a time when sport -was everything in my life.	0:42:45	0:42:49
-I participated in many sports such -as football, swimming and cricket...	0:42:50	0:42:56
-..but my favourite sport was rugby.	0:42:57	0:42:59
-I played here every week -for Pwllheli.	0:42:59	0:43:03
-A time came when I was introduced to -beer, girls and poetry in my teens.	0:43:03	0:43:09
-I then stopped playing for Pwllheli.	0:43:09	0:43:12
-# Those girls are beautiful	0:43:13	0:43:15
-# Good health, good health #	0:43:15	0:43:18
-I was 14 or 15 when I used to listen -to bands such as Nirvana.	0:43:19	0:43:23
-For some reason, it felt like...	0:43:23	0:43:25
-..they empathized with my life -as a 14-year-old.	0:43:26	0:43:29
-# With the lights out, -it's less dangerous #	0:43:29	0:43:33
-I thought, "Yes, I wish -I could have been like them."	0:43:33	0:43:37
-When I saw Alun from John ac Alun -taking up his guitar, I thought...	0:43:37	0:43:41
-.."Hey, I like your style. -I could be like that!"	0:43:41	0:43:44
-There was a natural progression -from music to lyrics.	0:43:45	0:43:49
-Today, I listen more to music...	0:43:50	0:43:53
-..with meaningful lyrics -that convey a message to me...	0:43:53	0:43:58
-..as often as I read poetry -and literature.	0:43:58	0:44:02
-Osian has been writing poetry -since he was 15...	0:44:03	0:44:07
-..but his parents knew nothing of it -until he came third in the Urdd.	0:44:07	0:44:13
-It was quite a surprise for us -when you brought a prize home.	0:44:13	0:44:18
-It was the first we knew of it.	0:44:18	0:44:20
-I learnt to write cynghanedd...	0:44:21	0:44:23
-..by reading -one of Myrddin ap Dafydd's books.	0:44:23	0:44:26
-It was something I did alone -up in my room.	0:44:26	0:44:29
-I don't know why I did it - -it had an underground feel to it.	0:44:30	0:44:34
-It was similar to the music -I listened to.	0:44:35	0:44:39
-I'm not sure if I was trying -to be a rebel or not.	0:44:40	0:44:42
-I don't know if it worked.	0:44:43	0:44:44
-The buzz I get from performing -is the same buzz I had...	0:44:55	0:45:00
-..when I participated in sport or -any physical activity as a teenager.	0:45:01	0:45:07
-Performing live -lets you know immediately...	0:45:08	0:45:12
-..what the audience -thinks of your poems.	0:45:12	0:45:15
-It's a great feeling -when they appreciate your poem.	0:45:16	0:45:19
-It gives you a kick.	0:45:19	0:45:21
-At school, he was more interested -in sport, girls and beer.	0:45:34	0:45:38
-More than poetry, anyway.	0:45:38	0:45:41
-He started writing poetry -at Aberystwyth.	0:45:41	0:45:44
-A school friend benefited -from Osian's poetic skills...	0:45:45	0:45:49
-..when he forgot to buy his father -a 60th birthday gift.	0:45:49	0:45:53
-I persuaded him to write an englyn -to my father.	0:45:53	0:45:58
-Dad was very impressed with it.	0:45:58	0:46:00
-Thanks to Osian, I got away with it.	0:46:01	0:46:04
-He'll know now, won't he?	0:46:04	0:46:06
-Yes!	0:46:06	0:46:07
-I write poetry that's relevant -to my generation...	0:46:17	0:46:21
-..poetry about what people -do for each other.	0:46:21	0:46:24
-This poem is dedicated to a man -I met on Porth Iago beach one day.	0:46:24	0:46:29
-The gig had finished, -the tide was coming in...	0:46:29	0:46:32
-..and I didn't have a lift home.	0:46:32	0:46:34
-One man saved me.	0:46:34	0:46:36
-"I'm a thug in Porth Iago	0:46:38	0:46:41
-"Drunk on wine, out of my mind	0:46:41	0:46:44
-"A man without a lift, -without a plan	0:46:44	0:46:47
-"Mesmerizing with his moaning	0:46:47	0:46:50
-"I'm in a hole, -surrounded by the tide	0:46:51	0:46:54
-"I cannot move -from this scary place	0:46:54	0:46:57
-"The water rises higher and higher	0:46:57	0:47:00
-"And I sink deeper and deeper	0:47:00	0:47:04
-"Lleyn's tide -rises to my backside	0:47:05	0:47:08
-"As the tears flow into the sea"	0:47:08	0:47:10
-This gang have shown -that it's OK to be a poet and young.	0:47:17	0:47:22
-Their success proves that you can -create a fresh new image...	0:47:22	0:47:26
-..to the old art of poetry as they -make their mark on a higher stage.	0:47:27	0:47:30
-Hywel was the first -to become a Chief Poet.	0:47:31	0:47:34
-All seven are hoping to achieve -the same status in the near future.	0:47:34	0:47:39
-People love meeting -and congratulating a Chief Poet.	0:47:39	0:47:43
-Winning in the National Eisteddfod -is a unique experience.	0:47:44	0:47:49
-It's such an honour and privilege.	0:47:49	0:47:52
-With the privilege -comes added pressure, though.	0:47:52	0:47:56
-You know - tell us!	0:47:57	0:47:59
-If you win -one of the main accolades...	0:47:59	0:48:03
-..the pressure mounts on you.	0:48:03	0:48:06
-People become more critical -of your work.	0:48:06	0:48:10
-For the next year, -you're up there to be knocked down.	0:48:10	0:48:13
-It was great hearing Ray Gravell -talking about five years ago.	0:48:14	0:48:19
-He said that something he'd love to -do but never thought he would...	0:48:19	0:48:24
-..was to stand during the trumpets' -fanfare in the pavilion.	0:48:24	0:48:28
-We're very privileged -to be in a position to do that.	0:48:29	0:48:32
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