He read much of Spenser,Milton and Homer. It was Spenser who awakened in Keats his dormant poetic gift The first verses which he wrote were in imitation of the Elizabethan Poetry.❖ He read much of Spenser, Milton and Homer. ❖ It was Spenser who awakened in Keats his dormant poetic gift ❖ The first verses which he wrote were in imitation of the Elizabethan Poetry