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.

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

Poets whose work rhymes most with John Attey

Francis Pilkington
c. 1565–1638 (~73)
2 poems analysed
81% affinity
Shared: lute song, john dowland, music
bio 81%
John Bartlet
c. 1585–c. 1620 (~35)
2 poems analysed
80% affinity
Shared: lute song, thomas campion, john dowland
bio 80%
John Ward
8 September 1571–1638 (~67)
2 poems analysed
79% affinity
Shared: music, composers, composer
bio 79%
John Bennet
c. 1575–c. 1614 (~39)
1 poem analysed
79% affinity
Shared: english renaissance, john dowland, music
bio 79%
Thomas Vautor
c. 1592–1619 (~27)
1 poem analysed
79% affinity
Shared: music, tradition, composers
bio 79%
Martin Peerson
c. 1571–16 January 1651 (~80)
1 poem analysed
79% affinity
Shared: music, composer
bio 79%
Thomas Greaves
c. 1575–c. 1620 (~45)
1 poem analysed
79% affinity
Shared: john dowland, music, songs
bio 79%
John Dowland
c. 1563–20 February 1626 (~63)
1 poem analysed
77% affinity
Shared: music, songs, composer
bio 77%
David Melvill
c. 1544–1614 (~70)
2 poems analysed
77% affinity
Shared: anonymous poetry, music, songs
bio 77%
John Wilbye
7 March 1574–September 1638 (~64)
1 poem analysed
77% affinity
Shared: music, harmonic
bio 77%
Thomas Tomkins
1572–9 June 1656 (~84)
2 poems analysed
76% affinity
Shared: english renaissance, music, composer
bio 76%
William Corkine
c. 1580–c. 1620 (~40)
1 poem analysed
76% affinity
Shared: thomas campion, john dowland, music
bio 76%
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