The First English Poet?

How a poor cowherd at Whitby Monastery became the first named English poet in history LINKS: The icon of Saint Caedmon is by British iconograper Tamara Penwell: https://www.tamarapenwellicons.com The story of St. Caedmon: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Caedmon Read Bede's account of Caedmon's story: https://archive.org/details/venerablebedesec00bede/page/216/mode/2up An article about a new Caedmon-related discovery in 2026: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/29/lost-copy-of-seventh-century-poem-old-english-discovered-rome-library-dublin More about St. Caedmon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgwXdjxDREQ A modern rendition of Caedmon's Hymn: https://youtu.be/A8WaPIu1tAc?si=9nm8-0vatMJ0kftG Another rendition of Caedmon's Hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg4mg7q4bSQ&pp=ygUOY2FlZG1vbidzIGh5bW4%3D Amongst our friends keeping this channel going through their support are those at Orthodox Youth & Young Adult Ministries: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider helping us keep Patristix coming with a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/