A Brief Blaze of Glory: The Life and Legacy of John Keats John Keats, born in London in 1795, remains one of the most beloved figures of the English Romantic movement, a poet whose work continues to resonate with its profound sensitivity and exploration of beauty. His life, tragically short, spanned just twenty-five years, yet within that fleeting time he produced a body of poetry that secured his place among the literary giants. Keats’s origins were humble; his father was a stable keeper, and though he received a solid education at a boarding school in Enfield, his formal studies were cut s…