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The Most Popular Poets (Q1 2022)

popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a poet. Find out more

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  • 1William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare93%60%
  • 2Oscar WildeOscar Wilde88%54%
  • 3William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth82%42%
  • 4T. S. EliotT. S. Eliot75%40%
  • 5John KeatsJohn Keats70%36%
  • 6Anne BrontëAnne Brontë66%34%
  • 7Robert BurnsRobert Burns68%33%
  • 8HomerHomer70%33%
  • 9Lord ByronLord Byron74%32%
  • 10Dylan ThomasDylan Thomas62%31%
  • 11William BlakeWilliam Blake57%30%
  • 12Alfred TennysonAlfred Tennyson64%27%
  • 13Wilfred OwenWilfred Owen44%27%
  • 14Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer62%26%
  • 15Philip LarkinPhilip Larkin50%24%
  • 16Edward LearEdward Lear52%24%
  • 17John BetjemanJohn Betjeman50%23%
  • 18Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath41%22%
  • 19Maya AngelouMaya Angelou36%22%
  • 20John MiltonJohn Milton49%19%
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