Yeats and Keats are two of the most famous English POETS of the 19th century. William Butler Yeats and John Keats were both born in the same year, 1795, and both died in 1821. Yeats was an Irish poet who wrote about Irish culture and politics, while Keats was an English Romantic poet who wrote about beauty and nature. Both POETS are remembered for their lyrical and romantic works, which have been widely read and studied.