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Keats

American

[keets] / kits /

noun

John, 1795–1821, English poet.

Keats British

/ kiːts /

noun

John. 1795–1821, English poet. His finest poetry is contained in Lamia and other Poems (1820), which includes The Eve of St Agnes, Hyperion, and the odes On a Grecian Urn, To a Nightingale, To Autumn, and To Psyche

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Keatsian

adjective

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Keats perished at 25, Shelley at 29 and Byron at 36.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Montague's death was announced earlier this week by the Keats Community Library, where he served as president for life.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

What I do know is that there's a really interesting story there that's comparable in its interest and complexity to the story of The Beatles, John Keats, William Blake and Bob Dylan.

From Salon • May 25, 2024

There are several voice-over versions of the Ezra Jack Keats classic “The Snowy Day”; this is the favorite at our house.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

I turn around and coming down the walk toward me is Jackson Keats.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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