Poèmes et Poésies

This volume gathers a selection of lyrical works that flow together like movements in a single symphony. The translator has stitched the poems into a coherent whole, letting the subtle links between themes emerge without forcing them. Listeners will hear the delicate balance of Keats’s early verses, where his fascination with beauty and the classical world shines through each line.

The accompanying commentary sketches the poet’s brief, intense life—born in London, orphaned early, and drawn into a circle of artists and writers. It explores how his youthful vigor produced a burst of poetry between 1813 and 1820, and how his sensitivity to both admiration and harsh criticism shaped his art. Through these poems, you’ll taste the earnest quest for truth and wonder that defined his short, brilliant career.