Elen Egryn

Elen Egryn
BornElin Evans
1807 (1807)
Wales
Died1876 (aged 68–69)
LanguageWelsh
SubjectBereavement, friendship, exile, depression
Notable worksTelyn Egryn

Elen Egryn, pen name of Elin (or Elinor) Evans (1807–1876) was a Welsh poet.[1] She was the first woman to have a book published in the Welsh language.

  1. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.