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Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.
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Ode on Melancholy, poem in three stanzas by John Keats, published in Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems in 1820.
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Great poetry should not be the preserve of the few but the birthright of all children, says FRANCIS PHILLIPS.
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John Keats (1795-1821) remains one of England's favourite poets, remembered for his Odes and immortalised in many biographies, says John Astley.
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Academics organized six events during the Being Human festival that showed off their research and teaching.
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Chichester will once again celebrate its connections with the poet John Keats.
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