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Why is Shakespeare called the “bard if Avon” and the “Swan of Avon”?

April 26, 2017called Education Reference Shakespeare Theater Wordplay words

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Why is Shakespeare called the “bard if Avon” and the “Swan of Avon”?

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The Avon is a river that flows through Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford. A bard was a minstrel poet, and since Shakespeare’s writing was poetic, it makes sense that he would be called “The Bard of Avon.” The Swan of Avon was a name given to Shakespeare by Ben Jonson an Elizabethan playright.