{"title":"Mererid Hopwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eMererid Hopwood was born in Cardiff. After obtaining a degree in Spanish and German from Aberystwyth University, she gained a doctorate in German Literature from University College, London, before going on to lecture in German at Swansea University. She has since taught languages at schools in Wales and is currently a professor at University of Wales, Trinity St. David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMererid was the first female poet to win the Chair at the National Eisteddfod (2001) and two years later won the Crown. The novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Ran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso won her the Prose Medal in 2008. She was the Bardd Plant (Welsh Children's Poet Laureate) in 2005, and winner of Wales Book of the Year (poetry) in 2016 with her volume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNes Draw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 2019 Graffeg published Mererid's Welsh adaptation of Jackie Morris's popular children's book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell Me a Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGa' i Hanes Draig?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMererid adapted Robert Macfarlane's poetry in the award winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Hamish Hamilton) into Welsh.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeiriau Diflanedig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas published by Graffeg in October 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"geiriau-diflanedig","title":"Geiriau Diflanedig","description":"","brand":"Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris a Mererid Hopwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35155890831522,"sku":"9781913134617","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/4103\/4043\/products\/1EZrutCRIiwVyOorLQtw_Geiriau-Diflanedig.jpg?v=1725024974"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/4103\/4043\/collections\/Merdid_Hopwood.jpg?v=1783000864","url":"https:\/\/graffeg.com\/collections\/mererid-hopwood.oembed","provider":"Graffeg Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}