Who is known as the Father of English 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.

The other titles Chaucer own:
- Father of English Language
- Father of English Literature
- Father of English Modern Poetry
- The first great English story teller.

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

Source: Britannica.com