Tag Archives: John Keats

National Poetry Month: John Keats

Posted on April 19, 2007 by sheila

I found it hard to decide which poem to post – since I have many favorites (“Ode to Autumn” being the main one) – but I decided to go with “Ode on Melancholy”. Ode on Melancholy 1. No, no, go … Continue reading →

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Famous epitaphs

Posted on November 1, 2005 by sheila

John Keats, great poet, who died in 1821 (and I think his birthday was Sunday), wrote his own epitaph, which is now rightly famous: “Here lies one whose name was writ in water.” But actually, the full epitaph reads like … Continue reading →

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Ode to Keats

Posted on August 8, 2005 by sheila

Here’s one of the reasons why Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac (a daily radio show on NPR – which has an online version here) is one of my daily pit stops. First off: you get a poem a day. This … Continue reading →

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Commonplace

Posted on March 5, 2005 by sheila

“One song of Burns is of more worth to you than all I could think of for a whole year in his native country. His Misery is a dead weight on the nimbleness of one’s quill … he talked with … Continue reading →

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Pure Magic

Posted on March 5, 2005 by sheila

“These are the pure Magic. These are the clear vision. The rest is only poetry.” — Rudyard Kipling on Keats and Coleridge

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LM Montgomery on Keats

Posted on May 20, 2004 by sheila

“On the whole, I do not like Keats. His poems are, in reality, too full of beauty. One feels stifled in roses … There is little in Keats’ poems except luscious beauty — so much of it that the reader … Continue reading →

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Shelley and Keats

Posted on May 8, 2004 by sheila

Shelley was a volatile creature of air and fire: he seems never to have noticed what he ate or drank, except sometimes as a matter of vegetarian principle. Keats was earthy, with a sweet tooth and a relish for spices, … Continue reading →

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Famous Epitaphs/Last Words

Posted on January 23, 2004 by sheila

Famous Epitaphs A reader sent me a bit of trivia she thought I might be interested in (she was right!) John Keats, great poet, who died in 1821, wrote his own epitaph, which is as follows: “Here lies one whose … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Autumn

Posted on September 4, 2003 by sheila

Autumn is coming. After what has felt like the longest hottest muggiest summer in recent history. I wake up, and there is a cool wet breeze on my face through my window. The skies have been uniformly grey. Even the … Continue reading →

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