The William Blake Blog

Auguries of Innocence? Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Based on the novel by Olga Tokarczuk, Kathryn Hunter is…
A Blakean Year: 2022
As we emerged out of lockdowns in 2022, so the…
Infant Joy: The early life of William Blake
William Blake was born on this day in Soho, London…
A Golden String: Susheela Raman and Guests
Some videos from a new project I am involved with…
“And all must love the human form”: Empire, London, and Islam in S.F. Said’s Tyger
While long influenced by William Blake, S.F. Said’s latest novel…
Jerusalem and the Royals
With calls for Jerusalem to become the new national anthem,…
The Satanic Verses and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Salman Rushdie has lived under the threat of violence for…
“Jerusalem” and the Commonwealth Games
Why do English athletes sing the Blake-Parry hymn "Jerusalem" at…
Jez Butterworth’s Sons of Albion
Jez Butterworth's play, Jerusalem, has returned to London a decade…