Abstract
This paper examines the origin, development and construction of John Hewitt’s concept of the Rhyming Weavers. It argues that there is a need to reassess his concept in the light of contemporary critical concerns, and to develop critical perceptions of the work of the weaver poets beyond the parameters first established by Hewitt. An examination of the work of Thomas Given (1900) and Adam Lynn (1911) casts doubt on Hewitt’s treatment of the Rhyming Weavers as a past or vanished tradition, and argues that Hewitt’s views on politics and religion led him to neglect or undervalue poets such as Given and Lynn. It is also argued that the concept of Rhyming Weavers needs to be extended to encompass more female poets, poets of the Ulster Scots diaspora, and poets beyond Counties Antrim and Down, such as W. F. Marshall.
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