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JOHN KEATS

Date of Birth: 1795
Date of Death: 1821
At the time when John Keats was born it was said that 'poets are born, not made`. Poets at that time were either gentlemen from the upper classes where incomes were unearned, or well educated with broad intellectual backgrounds that gave them the ability to make a living from writing. Keats's background was, at the time, definitely of the 'lower' classes. He didn't have any of the cultural and social advantages that many of his contemporary poets took for granted. Also, in Keats's early life there was nothing to indicate a poetic talent. He had to be a self made poet or none at all. It doesn't take a lot of imagination to understand what an incredible amount of energy he needed to become a poet.

When he married his employer's daughter, Frances Jennings in 1794, his circumstances improved. John was born the next year. The father's job seems to have been secure and well paid. Soon other children followed: George in 1797, Thomas Jnr. in 1799, Edward (who died in infancy), and the only daughter, Frances, in 1803. Not much is known about those early years and about their family life. But it is clear that it was a loving family since John had a close relationship with his brothers and sister throughout his life. Young John also doted on his attractive and affectionate mother. His love for her never died.

JOHN KEATS,A Poet Of Beauty

This is why Keats's poetry becomes much more meaningful with a little knowledge of the facts of his life. Thomas Keats, John's father was an employee of a livery stable and an inn near Moorgate in London. The fact that he grew to become a poet whose writing has lived for one and a half centuries, is almost unbelievable. The odds against him were incredible.

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