15 Short poems by John Keats

John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the greatest exponents of the poetry of British romance. He is an English poet of the Romantic era, one of the most subtle and soulful lyricists. John Keats was born in London, in the family of the owner of a cab.

Reading a work by Edmund Spencer marked a turning point in his literary development for Keats and inspired his first poem: Imitating Spencer.

After meeting the poet and publisher Lee Hunt, who cultivated romanticism, Keats managed to enter the circle of the most prominent poets of his time, such as Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.

In 1817, he published his first collection of poetry, entitled Poems, although he did not have much reception.

By 1819, Keats would have written his best poems: Ode to Psyche, Ode to the Greek Urn, And Ode to the Nightingale, classics of English literature.

The main themes of John Keats poetry

The glorification of life in all its sensual beauty, the opposition of the ideals of harmony, purity, the beautiful world of bourgeois practicality, and hypocrisy are the main themes of John Keats's poetry.

short poems by John Keats

1. Oh White Pearl Sleep
2. On Lee Hunt’s The Tale of Rimini
3. The Day Went And It All With It
4. Bright Star
5. Two charms of the evening appeared to me
6. The Ladies Who Saw Me Crowned
7. Poems Written in Scotland
8. Strings
9. What was I laughing about in my dream?
10. To the Star
11. To the Lady
12. To Peace
13. The Sea
14. The Dream
15. To Fanny

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