hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ ɐkˈædəmi ˈækədˌɛmi dʒˈɪmɹiːɡ ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ɪts mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, tˈælɪsˌɪn, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
He was a founder member of the Welsh Academy (Academi Gymraeg) and edited its magazine, Taliesin, from 1961 to 1965.