“Music, Magic, and the Poetry of John Keats” - Dr. Jason Baxter

Our spring college retreat concluded on May, 28, 2026, with Dr. Jason Baxter’s lecture on John Keats’s poetic craftsmanship. Unlike earlier Romantic were suspicious of form and convention , Keats matches his orientation toward the transcendent with equal attention to lyrical texture and artistry.

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