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Shakespeare was certainly acquainted with Ben Johnson with whom he went drinking before his death, and who wrote Shakespeare's eulogy. He collaborated with other poets and playwrights throughout his career as well.
Matthew Prior died on September 18, 1721 at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, a seat of the earl of Oxford, and is buried in Poets' Corner, ... Matthew Prior
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Shakespeare was an omnivorous reader, and must have been keenly interested in the poetry of his time --he contributed sonnets and two narrative poems himself as well as the powerful poetry of his plays*. But it is difficult to say how much influence other poets had on his language.These links offer brief notes on some major poets of Shakespeare's time:Edmund Spenser (c. 1552-1599)Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)*John Donne (1572-1631)*Ben Jonson (1572-1637)*
The Poets' Corner was created in 1904.
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Lord Byron is the only poet buried standing up in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey.
Shakespeare was certainly acquainted with Ben Johnson with whom he went drinking before his death, and who wrote Shakespeare's eulogy. He collaborated with other poets and playwrights throughout his career as well.
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Some poets influenced by Shakespeare include John Milton, John Keats, and T.S. Eliot. They were inspired by Shakespeare's use of language, themes, and poetic techniques in their own works.
Matthew Prior died on September 18, 1721 at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, a seat of the earl of Oxford, and is buried in Poets' Corner, ... Matthew Prior
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"The Rival Poets" was created around 1599-1600 by William Shakespeare. It is a narrative poem within the larger work "Love's Labour's Lost".
shakespeare wrote alot of sonnets about love
He had two daughters, neither of whom were poets or playwrights.