The renowned romantic poet John Keats wrote "Ode to a Nightingale," which is regarded as one of the best odes in English literature. According to Keats' friend Charles Armitage Brown,
Introduction English Romantic lyric poet John Keats (October 31, 1795–February 23, 1821, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) devoted his short life to the perfection of a poetry characterised by vivid imagery,