Snake

A reclusive genius consumed by obsessive, meticulous artistic craft.

Keats was deeply introverted, shunning public life and fame while pouring everything into his poetry with an almost tortured perfectionism. He kept a low profile socially, was profoundly misunderstood in his own time — savagely attacked by critics — and channelled his inner world into intricate, sensuous verse rather than self-promotion. His short, intensely focused creative life, his recoil from publicity, and the sharp precision of his craft all mark him unmistakably as a snake.