William Blake
English poet, artist, and printmaker who is considered one of the greatest figures of the Romantic Age. He was born and raised in London, where he apprenticed as an engraver and became skilled in the art of printmaking. Blake was a deeply spiritual and visionary artist who believed in the power of imagination and the transformative potential of art.
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A Poison Tree
As part of his Songs of Experience collection. It describes the narrator's repressed feelings of anger towards an individual, emotions which eventually lead to murder. The poem explores themes of indignation, revenge, and more generally the fallen state of mankind.
The Tyger
As part of his Songs of Experience collection. It describes the narrator's repressed feelings of anger towards an individual, emotions which eventually lead to murder. The poem explores themes of indignation, revenge, and more generally the fallen state of mankind.
The Lamb
The Blossom
