The William Blake Blog

Blake Bites: Why Does Newton Hold a Compass?
Newton is one of Blake's most iconic images. This video short explores why Newton is depicted so idiosyncratically.
Blake Bites: Who Made the Tyger?
William Blake's The Tyger is among the most popular of his poems and asks an important question: who made the tyger? God or the devil?
Blake Bites: Mind-Forg’d Manacles
William Blake's "London" includes one of his most famous lines. This video short explores its meaning.
‘Can I see anothers woe,/ And not be in sorrow too’: Sentimentalism of Blake and Dickens
Though Dickens has been accused of being pejoratively “sentimental,” (Kaplan
Blakespotting: My Pretty Rose Tree – Jason Franks and Luke Pickett
"My Pretty Rose Tree" is a short, four page comic
Blakespotting: Outcasts and William Blake’s “The Tyger”
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Jeff Gillett’s Songs
My attention has just been brought to Jeff Gillett's setting
Fernand Péna’s Ode to William Blake
This month sees the release of a two-year project by
Blake Set to Music: John Sykes
The music critic Andrew Porter said of the Songs of