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.

Caedmon

c. 600–c. 681 (~81)

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hymn christian caedmon divine weard heaven world earth creation power creator lord

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

Poets whose work rhymes most with Caedmon

Bede the Venerable

c. 673–26 May 735 (~62)

1 poem analysed

Shared: northumbria, anglo-saxon

c. 1270–c. 1330 (~60)

1 poem analysed

Robert Mannyng of Brunne

1288–c. 1338 (~50)

1 poem analysed

Thomas Hoccleve

c. 1368–8 May 1426 (~58)

1 poem analysed

1618–28 July 1667 (~49)

3 poems analysed

25 April 1792–29 March 1866 (~74)

1 poem analysed

Robert Henryson

c. 1425–c. 1500 (~75)

1 poem analysed

Michael Drayton

1563–December 1631 (~68)

1 poem analysed

11 June 1540–February 1594 (~54)

1 poem analysed

c. 1370–c. 1450 (~80)

1 poem analysed

c. 1460–21 June 1529 (~69)

1 poem analysed

William Whiting

1 November 1825–3 May 1878 (~53)

1 poem analysed

Shared: hymn, divine