Blake’s first printed work, poetical sketches (1783), is a collection of apprentice verse, mostly imitating classical models. The poems protest against war, tyranny, and king george iii’s treatment of the … He descends upon blake’s path and continues the process of uniting with blake that had begun in book one.

To the william blake archive newsletter. William blake (28 november 1757 †12 august 1827) was an english poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry …