John Keats

-by May of 1816, at the ripe-old age of 19, Keats publishes his first poem underthe help and guidance of Leigh Hunt, and other artists of the time such as Shelley. A year later he will publish around 30 poems and sonnets in the volume "Poems"

-His poems never received due credit as he found himself struggling with not unfamiliar topics of audience.

an older portrait

Below is a picture of Keats House in London. Followed by his later place in Rome, (seen here to the right of Piazza di Spagna, a beautiful spot for anyone traveling there). The Keats-Shelley Memorial house is home to many precious artifacts and manuscripts of Keats, and hosts an extensive Romantic library . Up since 1821, the house also contains mementoes of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. For more information please visit the following web address which contains link to their official website, http://www.englishhistory.net/keats/rome.html.

-Keats passed away after a long battle with illness in Rome on February 23rd, 1821.

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