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Selected Poems
Features 104 of Blake's poems: "A Song of Liberty," "The Argument," "Proverbs of Hell," "The Mental Traveller," "The Land of Dreams," "To the Evening Star" and many more.
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
June 1st 1995
by Dover Publications
(first published 1970)
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‘Never, never, I return:
Still for victory I burn.
Living, thee alone I’ll have;
And when dead I’ll be thy grave.
‘Thro’ the Heaven and Earth and Hell
Thou shalt never, quell:
I will fly and thou pursue:
Night and morn the flight renew.’
‘Poor, pale, pitiable form
That I follow in a storm;
Iron tears and groans of lead
Bind around my aching head.
‘Till I turn from Female love
And root up the Infernal Grove,
I sh...more
Still for victory I burn.
Living, thee alone I’ll have;
And when dead I’ll be thy grave.
‘Thro’ the Heaven and Earth and Hell
Thou shalt never, quell:
I will fly and thou pursue:
Night and morn the flight renew.’
‘Poor, pale, pitiable form
That I follow in a storm;
Iron tears and groans of lead
Bind around my aching head.
‘Till I turn from Female love
And root up the Infernal Grove,
I sh...more
I read some poems by William Blake while in college and looked at some of his drawings, but I have not read him since. When I was reading Burning Bright by Tracy chevalier which had Blake as a minor character, I decided to read some of his poems.
This book has a selection of Blake's short poems as well as selections of some of the longer poems. There are none of his drawings.
Some of the poems are obviously more difficult than others with allusions to historical and mythical figure...more
This book has a selection of Blake's short poems as well as selections of some of the longer poems. There are none of his drawings.
Some of the poems are obviously more difficult than others with allusions to historical and mythical figure...more
Personally, my most cherished British poet... :) The perpetually up-to-date, inspirational, introspective, buoyant, non-conformist, mentally revolutional Blake with dark,wry humour and meaningful allusions, as well as with a distinct and singular wit! Joyous exaltation!
Moments of brilliance amongst confusion. Definitely recommended.
The Poison Tree and A Clod of Clay are my favorite.
William Blake was a fantastic poet! My favorite poem by far is The Tyger.
I absolutely love William Blake, he is a genius!
I love William Blake!...
Clever. Brilliant. Thought provoking.
Kayla (the 2-year-old I nanny for) and I are reading this together. We try to do a poem or two before naptime, always ending with "The Tyger," which I absentmindedly recited to her one day when we were taking a walk, and she was completely transfixed. We checked this out at the library and I think she's pleased to have an "adult book" and likes to keep it in her bed with her picture books during naps.
This isn't the edition that I own, but I just couldn't leave Billy B. off of my bookshelf. William Blake is my favorite poet of all time. Whenever I need a good jolt of poetry, I grab some Blake and get lost in his writing.
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Recommends it for:
Poetry Fans, Religious Nuts
Recommended to Thomas by:
Blake (in a dream)
The master. He could speak to all the (dead) greats and put it back into his own art. Read this and expand your brain.
Anne
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Recommends it for:
those uninterested in totalizing systems
Shelves:
18th-century
Don't get this edition! Not having the pictures is *so* frustrating.
But, boy, Blake is crazy--it's all very exciting.
But, boy, Blake is crazy--it's all very exciting.
Incredible.
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William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake's work is today considered seminal and significant in the history of both poetry and the visual arts.
Blake's prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the language". His visual artistry has led one moder...more
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