"Here lies One Whose Name was Writ in Water." The very words of John Keats, requested per him to be on his gravestone, and nothing else. Keat's desired to remain nameless in his demise, washing away from existence like he anticipated his words to, but his dear friends Severn and Charles Brown respected the request for anonymity, but included "This Grave contains all that was Mortal of a YOUNG ENGLISH POWER, Who on his Deathbed in the Bitterness of his Heart at the Malicious Power of his Enemies, Desired these Words to be engraved on his Tomb Stone. "
Image Source:
Image of Headstone of John Keats
“Keats-Shelley Memorial Association.” Keats-Shelley.org, 2024, keats-shelley.org/youngromanticsblog/the_grave_of_john_keats.
Works Cited:
Poetry Foundation. “John Keats.” Poetry Foundation, 2009, www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-keats.