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.

William Barley

c. 1565–1614 (~49)

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

Poets whose work rhymes most with William Barley

c. 1585–c. 1620 (~35)

2 poems analysed

Shared: john dowland, thomas morley, music

c. 1544–1614 (~70)

2 poems analysed

Shared: music, anonymous, composer

c. 1575–c. 1620 (~45)

1 poem analysed

Shared: john dowland, music, anonymous

12 February 1567–1 March 1620 (~53)

2 poems analysed

Shared: music, london, composer

Michaell Cavendish

c. 1565–c. 5 July 1628 (~63)

1 poem analysed

Shared: john dowland, music, anonymous

c. 1528–2 July 1593 (~65)

2 poems analysed

Francis Pilkington

c. 1565–1638 (~73)

2 poems analysed

Shared: john dowland, music, anonymous

c. 1577–c. 1617 (~40)

2 poems analysed

Shared: john dowland, music, anonymous

c. 1580–November 1648 (~68)

2 poems analysed

Shared: music, anonymous

c. 1505–23 November 1585 (~80)

2 poems analysed

c. 1563–20 February 1626 (~63)

1 poem analysed

Shared: music, london, composer

William Corkine

c. 1580–c. 1620 (~40)

1 poem analysed

Shared: john dowland, music