Back Poets' Corner Afrikaans Ъгъл на поетите Bulgarian Poet's Corner BS Poets' Corner Danish Poets’ Corner German Poets' Corner Spanish Coin des poètes French פינת המשוררים HE Pjesnički kutak Croatian Պոետների անկյուն Armenian
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| Poets' Corner | |
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| Established | 1400 |
| Location | |
| Country | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′57″N 0°7′38.50″W / 51.49917°N 0.1273611°W |
Poets' Corner is a section of the southern transept of Westminster Abbey in London, England, where many poets, playwrights, and writers are buried or commemorated.
The first poet interred in Poets' Corner was Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400.[1] William Shakespeare was commemorated with a monument in 1740, over a century after his death. Over the centuries, a tradition has grown up of interring or memorialising people there in recognition of their contribution to British culture. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the honour is awarded to writers.
- ^ Harold Bloom (2009). "Geoffrey Chaucer". p. 13. Infobase Publishing