The William Blake Blog

Blake Sound Bites: The Tyger – John Tavener and Thelema
This audio-only podcast explores two very different settings of The Tyger by John Tavener and death metal group Thelema.
Blake Sound Bites: Jah Wobble and William Blake
This audio-only podcast explores Jah Wobble’s 1996 setting of poems by William Blake.
“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 is his most Blakean yet.
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?
The nation’s favourite poem? Blake’s “The Tyger”
Yesterday (October 7) was the UK National Poetry Day. Among