The Years They Were Given

Many poets lived long lives. Others left astonishing work behind in only a few decades. Choose an age and see which poets had fewer years, which reached that age, and which lived beyond it.

Ages are approximate — calculated from recorded birth and death years only, not full dates.

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Forty often brings poets to a place of greater assurance, where earlier doubts give way to clearer expression.

The years they were given

How many poets in the collection lived to each span of years. Click a band to explore.

Age constellation

Each poet along the span of years they were given. Hover for details; click to visit their page.

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Poets whose years were fewer

672 poets with recorded birth and death years in the V2Melody collection. 2 poets omitted where dates are incomplete.

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