Poems Timeline

A list of poetry by publication year, when accurate publication information is available. Also see complete list of poems in RPO.

657
Cædmon's Hymn
Caedmon, of Whitby,
735
Bede's Death Song
Bede, The Venerable
970
The Seafarer
Anonymous,
1240
Cuckoo Song
Anonymous,
1250
Foweles in the Frith
Anonymous,
1275
Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt?
Anonymous,
1310
Alysoun
Anonymous,
1310
Blow, Northerne Wind
Anonymous,
1370
Piers Plowman: The Prologue
Langland, William
1375
Cleanness
Anonymous,
1375
Patience
Anonymous,
1375
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous,
1382
The Parlement of Fowls
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1430
The Regiment of Princes
Hoccleve, Thomas
1450
St. Stephen and Herod
Anonymous,
1450
I Sing of a Maiden
Anonymous,
1477
Truth
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1478
The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1483
Troilus and Criseyde: Book I
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1483
Troilus and Criseyde: Book II
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1483
Troilus and Criseyde: Book V
Chaucer, Geoffrey
1483
Confessio Amantis, Book VIII: The Tale of Apollonius of Tyre
Gower, John
1490
The King's Quire
James I, of Scotland,
1500
A Jest of Robin Hood
Anonymous,
1508
Lament For The Makers
Dunbar, William