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"To Autumn" is a poem written by English Romantic poet John Keats. The work was composed on 19 September 1819 and published in a volume of Keats's poetry that included Lamia and The Eve of Saint Agnes in 1820. "To Autumn" is the final work in a group of poems known as Keats's "1819 odes". Although he had little time throughout 1819 to devote to poetry because of personal problems, he managed to compose "To Autumn" after he was inspired to write the poem following a walk near Winchester one autumnal evening. The work marks the end of his poetic career as he needed to earn money and could no longer devote himself to the lifestyle of a poet. A little over a year following the publication of "To Autumn", Keats died in Rome. The poem has three stanzas, each of eleven lines, that describe the tastes, sights, and sounds of autumn. Much of the third stanza, however, is dedicated to diction, symbolism, and literary devices with negative connotations, as it describes the end of the day and the end of autumn. "To Autumn" includes an emphasis on images of motion, growth, and maturation. The work can be interpreted as a discussion of death, an expression of colonialist sentiment, or as a political response to the Peterloo Massacre. "To Autumn" has been regarded by critics as one of the most perfect short poems in the English literature, and it is one of the most anthologized English lyric poems. (more...) Recently featured: Ernest Augustus I of Hanover – Convoy GP55 – Shield nickel Archive – By email – More featured articles... Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest articles: Side view of a small Byzantine-style medieval church constructed out of bricks and mortar. The church's entrance is visible. A street lamp and greenery in the surrounding area. * ... that according to legend, a group of Circassians attempting to destroy the roof of the medieval Church of St Nicholas (pictured) in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria, fled in horror when one of them fell to his death? * ... that the bracketed sic, while sometimes used to insinuate ignorance of a source, may also reflect upon the user's own ignorance of American and British English spelling differences? * ... that during his five seasons as head coach of Princeton Tigers men's basketball, Butch van Breda Kolff, who retired with the highest all-time career Ivy League winning percentage, led the team to four Ivy League championships: 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967? * ... that the 18th-century "Frenchman's Garden" in Maisland, New Jersey, was responsible for the spread of the non-native Lombardy poplar throughout the United States? * ... that the British central battery ironclad HMS Audacious grounded twice while she was transiting through the Suez Canal despite the presence of escorting tugs? * ... that discards from commercial fishing ships are a major food source for black dogfish in the northwestern Atlantic? * ... that Andre Weathers returned interceptions for game-winning touchdowns against Ohio State in Michigan's 1997 national championship season and in his first NFL game in 1999? * ... that NATO nations periodically deploy fighter aircraft to Iceland under the Icelandic Air Policing mission as the country does not have an air force? * ... that the Penicillium fungus in blue cheese is parasexual? Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article In the news Liu Xiaobo * The Netherlands Antilles is dissolved, with Curaçao and Sint Maarten becoming constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius become special municipalities of the Netherlands. * The maiden flight of the Soyuz TMA-M, with three astronauts of Expedition 25 on board, docks at the International Space Station. * Imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (pictured) is named Nobel peace laureate. * A Roman helmet dating from the first to third century AD sells at auction for £2.3 million. * The Russian RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile, the proposed future cornerstone of the country's nuclear triad, undergoes its first successful test since 2008. * Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events... On this day... October 10: National Day in Fiji (1970); Double Ten Day in the Republic of China