Endymion Author:John Keats John Keats was one of the major English Romantic poets whose peers included Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Keats' poetry was not popular during his lifetime but his reputation grew greatly after his death and he is now one of England's most loved poets. Keats' poetry is easily distinguished for its sensual imagery and its use of odes. E... more »ndymion is a long poem based on an ancient Greek myth of a shepherd who was loved by the goddess Selene.« less