Poet · 1795 – 1821
John Keats
Little-Known Facts
- He trained as an apothecary-surgeon before devoting himself to poetry.
- He wrote his own bitter epitaph: 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water'.
Myths & Misconceptions
Was Keats famous when he died?
No — he was harshly reviewed and little known in his lifetime; his towering reputation grew only after his early death.