Richard Barnfield Born 1574 Norbury, Staffordshire Died 1620 (aged 45–46) Nationality English Occupation poet Richard Barnfield (born 1574) was an English poet. His obscure though close relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the "rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets.
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Richard Barnfield Born 1574 Norbury, Staffordshire Died 1620 (aged 45–46) Nationality English Occupation poet Richard Barnfield (born 1574) was an English poet. His obscure though close relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the "rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets.