A poet is the most unpoetical of anything in existence; because he has no identity — he is continually informing — and filling some other body." - Meaning and context.">
To Richard Woodhouse (27 October 1818)

A poet is the most unpoetical of anything in existence; because he has no identity — he is continually informing — and filling some other body.

— John Keats

What It Means

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John Keats

About John Keats

John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.