Bardd Plant Cymru is a national literature role, which aims to encourage imagination and inspiration towards Welsh-speaking children using Welsh-language poetry.
The role is awarded every two years, and to a poet that displays passion for children and young people to take up Welsh-language literature.
[3][5][6][7] By 2006, the position was chosen by a panel of judges, which would review nominations that have been put forward by librarians, writers, critics, and booksellers, including the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
[8] On 1 June 2023, at the 2023 Llandovery Urdd Eisteddfod, Literature Wales announced Nia Morais as the new Bardd Plant Cymru, taking over from the existing holder, Casi Wyn, in September 2023.
[2] Specific commitments for the Bardd Plant Cymru is:[3] This is a list of the holders of the title, which are:[9]