Poet Affinities

Every poet has a thematic centre of gravity averaged from their critiqued poems. Here we use that to find the poets whose work rhymes with a given writer — often in surprising ways.

John Skelton

c. 1460–21 June 1529 (~69)

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death spiritual worldly medieval body decay life soul dead mind

Rank by: Both (blended) Life & context Their poems

Poets whose work rhymes most with John Skelton

Thomas, Lord Vaux

25 April 1509–c. October 1556 (~47)

2 poems analysed

Shared: cardinal thomas wolsey, cambridge university

George Turberville

c. 1540–c. 1597 (~57)

1 poem analysed

9 August 1653–9 December 1683 (~30)

2 poems analysed

Shared: satirical

Michael Drayton

1563–December 1631 (~68)

1 poem analysed

25 April 1792–29 March 1866 (~74)

1 poem analysed

Shared: religious

c. 11 January 1602–1645 (~43)

1 poem analysed

Shared: social, court

Sir John Suckling

10 February 1609–1642 (~33)

1 poem analysed

Shared: social, court

9 August 1631–12 May 1700 (~69)

2 poems analysed

Shared: poet laureate, satirical

2 April 1884–20 December 1958 (~74)

1 poem analysed

Sir Edward Dyer

c. October 1543–11 May 1607 (~64)

2 poems analysed

11 June 1540–February 1594 (~54)

1 poem analysed

Shared: cambridge university, religious

Sir Robert Ayton

1570–25 February 1638 (~68)

1 poem analysed