William Blake’s “The Little Black Boy,” from his 1789 collection Songs of Innocence, addresses themes of identity, race, and divine love. The titular character, a Black c⋯ Read the full article

In “Nurse’s Song (Experience),” William Blake provides a stark contrast to the carefree, nurturing atmosphere of its companion poem in *Songs of Innocence*. Here, the nur⋯ Read the full article

In “Nurse’s Song (Innocence),” William Blake offers a vision of children at play and a caretaker—named simply “Nurse”—who oversees them with gentle understanding. Publish⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “The Clod and the Pebble” presents two contrasting stances on the nature of love. The Clod of Clay, soft and impressionable, sees love as inherently selfl⋯ Read the full article

“Infant Sorrow” is Blake’s counterpoint to “Infant Joy,” both appearing in his collection *Songs of Innocence and of Experience*. Where “Infant Joy” radiates warmth and h⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “Infant Joy,” included in his 1789 collection *Songs of Innocence*, captures the purity and optimism surrounding a newborn child. The poem unfolds as a br⋯ Read the full article

In “Holy Thursday (Experience),” William Blake offers a stark contrast to the hopeful procession depicted in his “Holy Thursday” poem from *Songs of Innocence*. Here, Bla⋯ Read the full article

In “Holy Thursday (Innocence),” William Blake provides a vivid depiction of London’s charity-school children marching into St. Paul’s Cathedral on Ascension Day—tradition⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” (Experience) offers a darker perspective on child labor than its counterpart in *Songs of Innocence*. In these twelve lines, a young⋯ Read the full article

In “The Chimney Sweeper” from his Songs of Innocence (1789), William Blake reveals the plight of young chimney sweeps in 18th-century England through the perspective of a⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s poem “A Poison Tree,” from his 1794 collection *Songs of Experience*, addresses the destructive nature of hidden wrath. At first, the speaker easily resol⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “The Sick Rose” is a brief yet potent poem that delves into themes of secrecy, corruption, and the delicate nature of beauty. The rose appears as a symbol⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “London,” published in his 1794 collection Songs of Experience, presents a stark vision of oppression within the rapidly industrializing city. The speaker⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “The Lamb,” included in his collection Songs of Innocence (1789), stands as a gentle, childlike meditation on the source of all life and goodness. In the ⋯ Read the full article

William Blake’s “The Tyger” is one of the most famous poems in his collection, *Songs of Experience* (1794). It poses a series of rhetorical questions around the mysterio⋯ Read the full article