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 Dowland

c. 1563–20 February 1626 (~63)

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tears despair world flow sorrow melancholy hope spiritual lament

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

Poets whose work rhymes most with John Dowland

c. 1577–c. 1617 (~40)

2 poems analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

c. 1585–c. 1620 (~35)

2 poems analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

c. 1575–c. 1620 (~45)

1 poem analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

Michaell Cavendish

c. 1565–c. 5 July 1628 (~63)

1 poem analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

c. 1598–c. 1640 (~42)

1 poem analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

2 August 1867–23 February 1900 (~33)

18 poems analysed

c. 1544–1614 (~70)

2 poems analysed

Shared: music, songs, composer

12 February 1567–1 March 1620 (~53)

2 poems analysed

Shared: london, lute, music

c. 1580–November 1648 (~68)

2 poems analysed

Shared: lute, music, songs

c. 1579–16 April 1645 (~66)

1 poem analysed

Shared: london, lute, music

c. 1565–1614 (~49)

1 poem analysed

Shared: london, music, composer

7 March 1574–September 1638 (~64)

1 poem analysed