Iorwerth Beli

Iorwerth Beli (fl. second half of the 14th century) was a Welsh language poet. Very little is known of his life.

Iorwerth's only surviving poem expresses his disdain of the Bishop of Bangor (possibly Anian Sais, d. 1327) who held a preference for itinerant musicians above professional poets, and English speaking poets above Welsh.

Bibliography

The edited Welsh text of Iorwerth's surviving poem, with notes, can be found in,

• N.G. Costigan (Bosco) et al., Gwaith Gruffudd ap Dafydd ap Tudur, Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, Trahaearn Brydydd Mawr ac Iorwerth Beli (Aberystwyth, 1995). ISBN 0-947531-24-6