ðə bˈɑːɹd wʌz kɹˈaʊnd ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ æt ðə klˈoʊzɪŋ kˈɑːnsɚt ʌvðə mˈɑːd. ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋli, ʌnlˈaɪk ɪn wˈeɪlz, ðə wˈɪnɪŋ pˈoʊᵻm ɪtsˈɛlf fˈɔːɹmd nˈoʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pɹəsˈiːdɪŋz...
The Bard was crowned each year at the closing concert of the Mòd. Astonishingly, unlike in Wales, the winning poem itself formed no part of the proceedings...