John Keats
Profession: Poet
Nationality: English
Born: October 31, 1795
Died: February 23, 1821
Brief Info: An English romantic poet, John Keats moved in the same social circles as Shelley and Wordsworth. Their influence enabled him to publish his first collection, "Poems", in 1817. Critics were not fond of his follow up piece, "Endymion", which was dismissed as nonsense. Undeterred, he continued to write poetry, creating this third and best volume, "Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems". However, his greatest work wasn't published until 35 years after his death in 1821 at the age of 25. "Hyperion" is considered by many to have been his most monumental achievement. It was finally released as "The Fall of Hyperion" in 1856.