I just reread Simmons' Hyperion, and yet again I had to marvel at it's scope and grandeur - and how much more I enjoyed it this time with all that I now know of Keats, which I didn't before!
Even if you're not into scifi (posting here, you might run that risk), I would urge everyone to read Simmons' Hyperion. Apart from being an epic Hugo award-winning novel easily on a par with the most celebrated classics from the likes of Asimov or Clarke, it is also replete with poetry and elements from Keats' life, which should undoubtedly appeal to subscribers to this forum.
Has anyone come across a decent analysis of Simmons' Hyperion? I'm tempted to write one myself; there are so many parallels to Keats' own life (by jove - the man's reincarnated here!), things subject to interpretation and speculation. If anybody wrote or read an anlysis, I'd be interested in hearing about it.