In fact, while he admired Keats, Clare thought that his contemporary was writing about nature to suit his imagination, rather than the other way round. In Our Time on R4 - the Poetry of John Clare ...

Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.

But if you do write about a poem and its context, be careful to include only details that reveal something about the poem. Keats is generally ... power and beauty of nature a recognition of ...