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Interesting that Keats is at the top. I'm currently reading (and almost at the end of) Hyperion, and Keats plays a significant part of the story. One character
by mmanfrin 7y ago
Interesting that Keats is at the top. I'm currently reading (and almost at the end of) Hyperion, and Keats plays a significant part of the story. One character proclaims Keats to be the purest poet to have lived.
- screature2 7y agoI really enjoyed Hyperion! I think it's referring to John Keats though. Also: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44473/hyperion https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44473/hyperion
- mmanfrin 7y agoOop, you are absolutely correct. I assumed they were the same person. Interesting that there are two prolific poets named Keats.
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- soperj 7y agoEzra Jack Keats isn't a poet, he wrote children's books.
- Gunax 7y agoSince you're reading Hyperion, you might be interested to know the reference to Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion (Poems by Keats, not the Simmons books which share the same names). You say you're almost done, so I assume you have read the soldier's tale by now: > The Fall of Hyperion is narrated by the poet, who, in a dream, is allowed to enter a shrine. The goddess Moneta reveals to the dreamer that the function of the poet in the world is to separate himself from the mere dreamer and to enter into and embrace the suffering of humanity.
- ACS_Solver 7y agoAssuming you'll want to read Fall of Hyperion, the continuation of Hyperion (can't really call it a sequel), it's interesting that Keats plays an even larger role in that book. Simmons includes all sorts of parallels between his work and that of Keats, but I even found myself a bit annoyed at times as it seemed like Simmons wrote the second part of the book mainly to show his love for Keats. Still, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion is some of the best scifi I've read, and I say this despite not being a big fan of some of the themes Fall introduces.
- oarabbus_ 7y ago>One character proclaims Keats to be the purest poet to have lived. What makes him purer than Chaucer, or Rumi, or Homer, or Kalidasa?
- throwawayhhakdl 7y agoDeath at 25?
- cabaalis 7y agoI knew I recognized his name, so I looked him up. Turns out that his book Louie was one of my absolute favorites as a kid.
- pjc50 7y agoDifferent Keats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Jack_Keats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Jack_Keats