According to Ronald Black, "In 1923, following the example of the Welsh Eisteddfod, An Comunn Gàidhealach simplified the structure of its annual poetry competitions into a single contest for a Bardic Crown (Crùn na Bàrdachd), the winner to be acknowledged as Bard of An Commun (Bàird a' Chomuinn Gàidhealaich) for the coming year.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ɹˈɑːnəld blˈæk, "ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd, æn kəmˈʌn ɡˈæɪdhˌiːlætʃ sˈɪmplᵻfˌaɪd ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ ʌv ɪts ˈænjuːəl pˈoʊɪtɹi kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl kˈɑːntɛst fɚɹə bˈɑːɹdɪk kɹˈaʊn kɹˈʌn nˈɑː bˈæədˌætʃd, ðə wˈɪnɚ təbi ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd æz bˈɑːɹd əvən kˈɑːmjuːn bˈæɜːd ɐ tʃˈɑːmjuːˌɪn ɡˈæɪdhˌiːleɪtʃ fɚðə kˈʌmɪŋ jˈɪɹ.