Gwerful Mechain

Gwerful Mechain
Born
Mechain, Kingdom of Powys
OccupationPoet
Years activefl. 1460–1502
Known forErotic poetry

Gwerful Mechain (fl. 1460–1502), is the only female medieval Welsh poet from whom a substantial body of work is known to have survived. She is known for her erotic poetry, in which she praised the vulva among other things.

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