Who is known as 'Father of English Modern Poetry'?

Geoffrey Chaucer is known as 'Father of English Modern Poetry'.

Geoffrey Chaucer:
- Poet Geoffrey Chaucer was born circa 1340, most likely at his parents’ house on Thames Street in London, England.
- The Canterbury Tales became his best known and most acclaimed work.
- He died October 25, 1400, in London, England, and was the first to be buried in Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner.
- Geoffrey Chaucer is considered as the representative poet of 14th Century.

Best Works of Chaucer:
- Canterbury Tales
- The nun priest’s Tale.
- The Parliament of Fowls.
- The legend of good women

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Source: Britannica.com