In a letter written to Richard Woodhouse on October 27, 1818, John Keats addresses the idea of ​​his poetic identity. According to Keats, “A poet is the least poetic thing in existence; he has no identity…impulse creatures are poetic and have within them an immutable attribute – the poet has none; …he is certainly the most unpoetic of all God’s creatures” (Keats 1818). Therefore, Keats sees himself as a selfless poet, not writing from his own identity. In his mind: “the poetic character itself (I mean that genre of which, if I am anything, I am a member; that genre which is distinguished from the verbal or egoistic sublime; which is a thing in itself and is autonomous) is not himself. -he has no self-he is everything and nothing-He has no character". (Keats 1818) Keats differentiates himself from the "Wordworthian" poetic identity, by establishing that he writes an impersonal poetry which "records the writer's receptivity to the uncertainties of experience" (Greenblatt 942n9), rather than "poetry which is obviously shaped by the writer's personal interests and beliefs" (Greenblatt 942n9). as "negative ability", further developing his ideas in an 1817 letter to George and Thomas Keats For a poet to understand reality, he must be open-minded and able to dwell on or with "uncertainties." , mysteries, [and] doubts, without any irritable search for facts and reason” (Keats 1817) Beauty overcomes the need to find definitive answers to the questions raised by the poems, and two contradictory ideas may be present. simultaneously in the reader's mind (Greenblatt 942n9). Keats's journey into his identity as a poet of "negative capacity" can be seen in his poetic works, a privileged examination... middle of paper ...... and in the next glades of the valley" (75 - 78). The speaker wonders if the entire episode was a vision or a waking dream: “Am I waking up or sleeping? (80). “Ode to the Nightingale” is more a poem of feeling than a poem of concrete thought. As is usually the case in “Negative Capacity,” this poem surrounds the reader with a sense of uncertainty and constant wonder about what is and what is not. When Keats concludes this poem, both the speaker and the reader wonder if this poem, or for that matter, life, is a dream. There is no definitive answer and Keats unconsciously embraces the beauty of the nightingale. Thus, the reader can see that for Keats to create true poetry, he maintains himself in a constant state of internal conflict, never seeking facts or reasons, producing poetry consistent with his identity as a poet of "negative ability ».”.