David Roberts (1831–1884) was a Welsh poet known as ‘Dewi Havhesp’.

[1] Born to a well known bardic family in May 1831 he spent his early years at 'Pensingrug' Llanfor, Bala, North Wales.

He was the eldest of the eleven children of Robert and Margaret Evans, and through his mother, who was a granddaughter of William Edwards, he was related to the poet Robert Williams.

The book Oriau'r Awen meaning Hours of Muse was first published in 1877, the most recent (3rd edition) was published in 1927.

He died in August 1884 and is buried at Llandderfel in North Wales.