As Michael points out, there's not much reason to make such a comparison (except the fun that's in it). Because their names are a bit similar? Wordsworth over Wadsworth! Sappho over S. Plath(o)!
As to this one, I recognize the greatness of Yeats, yes, but I'm a Keats man, and here's my best argument for my side: what would we say of Yeats if the consumption had consumed him at 25?
Buddy Holly or Richie Valens?
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