of nationalistic Welsh poems and maintained an interest in Thomas Gray's Celtic work.. Her 1771 book Poems, with a Dramatic Entertainment included these, as well as translations of poems Taliesin's Poem to Prince Elphin and An Elegy on Neest from Evan Evans's book. Although Penny's work was criticised for poor grammar and linking this to her social standing, it was subscribed to by Samuel Johnson, the Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Horace Walpole. She was also commissioned to write poems by the Marine Society. External links Poems: Anne Penny, Taliesin, Ossian (London, 1780) References 1729 births 1784 deaths 18th-century Anglicans 18th-century British translators 18th-century Welsh poets 18th-century Welsh women writers Writers from Bangor, Gwynedd Welsh Anglicans Welsh women poets Welsh nationalists Welsh translators