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