'Sarah at Plâs Newydd, Llangollen, 5 July 1788′ - Gillian Clarke

Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales (2008-2016), was asked by Welsh LGBT historian Norena Shopland to write a poem for the first LGBT exhibition in Wales, during LGBT History Month, 2012.  
The poem ‘Sarah at Plâs Newydd, Llangollen, 5 July 1788′  was written about the Ladies of Llangollen and dedicated to the LGBT community of Wales - the first known poem by a National Poet or Poet Laureate to the LGBT community of their country. (source
It was published in ‘Ice’ in 2012.

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