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Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsAwake! William Blake and the Power of Imagination. A conversation with Jane Clark and Nikos YiangouIn my book, I want to draw out two facets of William Blake, which I think get routinely sidelined now. My conversation with Jane Clark and Nikos Yiangou enabled us to explore these dimensions.One is that Blake was a very sharp thinker. He had a very accurate and clear critique of the ideas that were beginning to bed down in his time and have really shaped our times in the modern Christian West. A second is that he is a religious figure, which gets sidelined in two ways. He lived daily with perceptions of a...2025-07-1542 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsThe most insightful poet that ever lived. Iain McGilchrist & Mark Vernon on William BlakeIain McGilchrist calls William Blake “the least cosy of poets and one of the most insightful that ever lived.” Blake is cited more often than most figures in Iain’s great book, "The Matter With Things".So what did Blake express that might much matter now? How did he understand key features of our humanity such as the imagination and inspiration, as well as the character of our day?In this conversation, prompted by the publication of "Awake!", Iain and Mark often land on wonderful quotes of Blake to unpack them. ”To the eyes of the man...2025-06-241h 00Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsHow to Live like William Blake!A conversation from History with Chris Harding.In Mark Vernon's new book "Awake!", he argues that we’re missing something from our view of the great visionary artist William Blake.It’s that word - ‘visionary.’Mark argues that Blake’s extraordinary art reveals an expanded experience of the world that Blake lived with every day: angels, fairies, realms beyond our own. Blake wasn’t, in other words, making it all up…Mark says that we shouldn’t be afraid of the ‘supernatural Blake.’ We should embrace him - and even aspire to live a lit...2025-06-1355 min
Radio Maria EnglandCULTURE TUESDAY - Mark Vernon - "Awake: The Life of William Blake"On today’s episode of Culture Tuesday, Helena Judd explores the enduring spiritual wisdom of William Blake with two inspiring guests. Mark Vernon, author and psychotherapist, discusses his new book Awake: Noticing William Blake in the 21st Century, offering fresh insights into Blake’s relevance in our fast-paced, anxious world. Alongside him is British singer-songwriter Katy Carr, whose album Songs of Innocence and Experience beautifully brings Blake’s poetry to life through music.Together, they share reflections on Blake’s vision, the creative process behind Katy’s music, and details about upcoming launch events. Join us as we discove...2025-06-1226 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsOn the Right Track. Liberty from left-brained analysis. William Blake’s path of perceptual expansionAcknowledging that there are complementary modes of perception has become commonplace. But left-hemisphere analysis can diagnose the problem without offering much sense of how better to incorporate the right.Which is where William Blake comes in. He describes the narrowing of perception from the perspective of the wider involvement. The result is a guide to participation that is simultaneously a path of transformation.He speaks of the sometimes useful but confined view called Ulro, which might give way to Generation – a second mode of perception – and then Beulah and, finally, Eternity. In this talk...2025-06-0826 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsLoosening the mind-forged manacles. William Blake in words and songsA live conversation with Mark Vernon, Katy Carr and Dexter Bentley from the Hello Goodbye Show.Who was William Blake? What might his music have sounded like? What did he say about the imagination? Why might he understand our predicament today?Mark Vernon and Katy Carr joined Dexter Bentley on Resonance FM to talk William Blake on Saturday 31st May 2025. Katy played six songs - her settings of the Introductions from the Songs of Innocence and also from the Songs of Experience, as well as The Lamb and TheTyger, and finally London and T...2025-06-0141 min
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Title: William Blake: Selected Poetry and Letters
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Virtual Voice
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Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 05-22-25
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Genres: World Literature
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Title: William Blake: Selected Poetry and Letters
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 05-22-25
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Genres: Poetry
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Subversive OrthodoxyEpisode #5: Imagination as Divine: Blake's Revolutionary Spirituality: William Blake (part two)William Blake's visionary poetry represents a revolutionary approach to spirituality, offering a third way between rigid religious dogma and cold scientific materialism through the power of imagination as a divine faculty.• Blake's poem "The Book of Thel" processes the loss of his daughter through miscarriage by imagining conversations with short-lived creatures• Even the smallest creatures in Blake's poetry understand they are cherished by God, revealing a profound view of divine love• Blake's concept that "we are put on earth a little space to bear the beams of love" offers a meaningful purpose for existence• The comp...2025-03-2847 min
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Title: Essential Works of William Blake
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Leon Stephens
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 02-11-25
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Genres: Poetry
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Here are eight fundamental works by one of the few greatest English poets: three lyric pieces, Songs of Innocence, The Book of Thel, Songs of Experience; the prose satire An Island in the Moon, the mystical prose poem The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, and three visionary poems: The French Revolution, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America, a Prophecy. William...2025-02-112h 50Escape To A Powerful Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Essential Works of William Blake by William BlakePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/39881to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Essential Works of William Blake
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Leon Stephens
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 02-11-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: World Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Here are eight fundamental works by one of the few greatest English poets: three lyric pieces, Songs of Innocence, The Book of Thel, Songs of Experience; the prose satire An Island in the Moon, the mystical prose poem The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, and three visionary poems: The French Revolution, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America, a Prophecy...2025-02-112h 50
Visionary: How William Blake Changed the WorldWilliam Blake, Gregory Bateson and David Lynch: Audiovisual Approaches to Blake ScholarshipJacob Smith discusses parts of his book, Bateson’s Alphabet: The ABCs of Gregory Bateson’s Ecology of Mind. Bateson began his academic career as an anthropologist in the 1930s, collaborated with Margaret Mead on groundbreaking anthropological research utilizing photography and motion pictures, and participated in the founding conferences on cybernetics. After parting ways with Mead, Bateson embarked upon a series of research inquiries that moved across academic disciplines, culminating in Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972), a book that brought him a new level of public recognition and influence. Bateson was deeply influenced by the work of William Blak...2025-02-0821 min
History of Philosophy Audio Archive#151 - The British Romantic Poets: Adam Potkay on How Blake, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Burns Worshiped Nature, Sought Transcendence, Defied Authority, and created Modern LoveCome join my Patreon!
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“Worlds on worlds are rolling ever from creation to decay - Like the bubbles on a river: Sparkling, bursting, borne away.”
Percy Shelley, Hellas, 1822
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(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:35) - What is Romanticism?
(00:33:33) - Folk Culture, the Ballad Tradition, and Robert Burns
(01:11:53) - Wordsworth and Coleridge: Ballads of Nature and the Supernatural
(01:45:19) - Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads 1798 and 1800: Rustic Life and the Questionable Pleasures of Nature
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Creative CodexVisionary Art: The Book of Job by William Blake (Spotify Video Episode)Video not showing? Watch it on the Creative Codex YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/WLCVwqdw53o
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Why must the righteous suffer? This is a question at the heart of The Story of Job. On this special episode, we seek out the answer through the visionary artwork of William Blake.
In 1805, William Blake was commissioned by his patron and friend, Thomas Butts, to create a set of watercolor illustrations depicting key scenes from The Book of Job. Blake clearly resonated with this 2,600 year old story—there are no other Biblical narratives which he dedicated so...2025-01-0245 min
Human Voices Wake UsWilliam Blake (new episode)An episode from 12/9/24: Tonight's episode gathers together all of the readings I've done on this podcast from the poet William Blake (1757-1827). All of these poems can be found online at The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake:
Blake & His Animals: One passage from Visions of the Daughters of Albion, and two from Milton. I hope that plucking these three excerpts from his longer work can suggest how varied—not just how prophetic and opaque, but simply beautiful—so much of his poetry can be. (From the episode Poetry Friday)
An excerpt from his long poem Milton. (From the epi...2024-12-0931 min
Great AudiobooksPoems of William BlakeSongs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. Although Songs of Innocence was first published by itself in 1789, it is believed that Songs of Experience has always been published in conjunction with Innocence since its completion in 1794.Songs of Innocence mainly consists of poems describing the innocence and joy of the natural world, advocating free love and a closer relationship with God, and most famously including Blake's poem The Lamb. Its poems have a generally light, upbeat...2024-12-0555 minGreat AudiobooksPoems of William BlakeSongs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. Although Songs of Innocence was first published by itself in 1789, it is believed that Songs of Experience has always been published in conjunction with Innocence since its completion in 1794.Songs of Innocence mainly consists of poems describing the innocence and joy of the natural world, advocating free love and a closer relationship with God, and most famously including Blake's poem The Lamb. Its poems have a generally light, upbeat...2024-12-0555 min
Creative Codex49: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 3: The Gods of William BlakeWhy did William Blake create his own gods? What does Blake's cosmology teach us about humanity? What role does Blake's visual art serve in fulfilling his creative vision?
Join me on a journey to The Morgan Library & Museum, where we view Blake's original manuscripts & artworks, to answer these questions.
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Beyond the VerseFrom Innocence to Experience: William Blake's 'The Tyger'In this week’s episode of Beyond the Verse, the official podcast of PoemAnalysis.com and Poetry+, Joe and Maya explore William Blake’s 1794 poem, 'The Tyger,' from his collection 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience.' They dive deep into the complex symbolism of the tiger, discussing its contrast with 'The Lamb,' another of Blake’s celebrated works, and exploring the moral questions posed by its creation.Maya and Joe reflect on Blake’s fascination with the tension between innocence and experience, the Industrial Revolution’s impact on his worldview, and his unique por...2024-11-0937 min
Talk GnosisWilliam Blake’s Spiritual Alchemy w/M.R. OsborneM.R. Osborne is back to talk about his book (it’s our fav one yet) “The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence in an Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” which goes deep into the esoteric world of William Blake’s art and philosophy. Osborne meticulously breaks down Blake’s 1811 painting “An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” revealing the intricate alchemical symbolism and spiritual messages hidden within. We explore how Blake’s unique vision was influenced by various esoteric traditions, including the work of Jacob Boehme, while still maintaining his singular perspective.
The...2024-10-1200 min
William Ramsey InvestigatesWilliam Blake Vs. the World with Author John Higgs. (2021)William Blake Vs. the World with Author John Higgs. (2021)Author Website:www.johnhiggs.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.2024-10-0341 min
Creative Codex48: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 2: Innocence & ExperienceWhat makes Blake's Songs of Innocent & of Experience a work of genius? What is the nature of vision? What is Blake's concept of fourfold vision? Is it even graspable by the intellect? We will make the attempt. Join us for a deep dive into all of this and much more.∞∞∞∞∞View the companion gallery for this episode here, including read-along versions of the poems: https://mjdorian.com/blake/∞∞∞∞∞Support Creative Codex on my Patreon and get access to exclusive episodes, including the LIMITED RELEASE SERIES (Jim Morrison & Kurt Cobain), the Red Book Reading series, and all the Epis...2024-09-301h 23
The Troubadour PodcastThe Artistic Genius of William BlakeSend us a textCan poetry transform the way you perceive the world? Journey with us as we explore the enchanting and profound works of William Blake, one of the most versatile artists and thinkers of his time. We'll uncover why Blake’s "Songs of Innocence and Experience" serve as the perfect introduction to poetry for all ages, revealing deep insights without the complexities of Shakespeare. You'll gain an appreciation for how ancient cultures used verse to simplify complex knowledge and why poetry remains a powerful tool for elevating our consciousness.William Blake wasn't just a po...2024-08-1430 min
Creative Codex47: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 1: The Marriage of Heaven & HellWilliam Blake is considered one of the greatest artists and poets of the English language, yet he lived most of his life in poverty. Why? Many of his acquaintances considered him mad while friends who knew his art considered him 'brilliantly mad'. What was so different about Blake?
Join me on this William Blake series as we pry open the mind of this celebrated creative genius to find the true meaning of his enigmatic works.
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Podcast da Raphus PressNo caminho do excesso (uma pequena coleção de obras de William Blake)O destino do bibliófilo é terrível: tudo o que toca se transforma naquilo que ele tanto preza, O LIVRO. Filmes, música, mesmo objetos cotidianos se convertem em grimórios malditos, em manuscritos perdidos, nas formas retangulares, divididas em páginas preenchidas por caracteres compreensíveis ou não. Esse destino terrível, contudo, reserva algo como um “plot twist”: ao transformar todos objetos em livros, extrai disso um estranho, requintado deleite — a transfiguração dos prosaicos e tenebrosos objetos de consumo em algo diferente, singular, cuja essência é outra. Mesmo que tudo isso dure apenas um instante, vale a pena.
RARIDADES I...2024-08-0222 min
BerørthWilliam Blake: Mystiker og vild poetWilliam Blake er en, der skal læses hele livet, mener Niels Brunse, hvis næsten 30 år gamle oversættelse af ”Ægteskab mellem Himmel og Helvede” fra 1995 er blevet udgivet igen. Blake er især god at læse, når der er voldsom uro i verden, fordi han ser noget godt i selve energien, selv om den er ond.Digteren, tegneren og mystikeren Blake levede selv i London midt under den voldsomme industrialisering for 250 år med de fabrikker, han døbte The Satanic Mills. Han så fattigdommen og udnyttelsen af mennesker, men også fremdrift og hele to revolutioner, den franske og a...2024-04-0839 min
On the Road with Penguin ClassicsWilliam Blake's poetry with Philip PullmanWilliam Blake’s poetry and prose. We visit Sir Philip at home to discuss the poet who has ‘inspired and intoxicated’ him for the last sixty years. In Philip’s book-lined sitting room we discuss Blake’s most loved works: his Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and Auguries of Innocence. Pullman has written frequently about Blake and previously served as President of the William Blake Society. Blake’s Selected Poems (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33866/selected-poems-blake-by-william-blake-ed-professor-g-e-bentley-series-editor--christopher-ricks/9780140424461https://apple...2024-02-0156 min
Feel The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.A Rhyme A Dozen - England by A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, John Clare, John Dryden, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Browning, William ShakespearePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772367to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Rhyme A Dozen - England
Author: A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, John Clare, John Dryden, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Browning, William Shakespeare
Narrator: Jake Urry, Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 21 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems...2024-01-0121 minAccess Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryA Rhyme A Dozen - England by A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, John Clare, John Dryden, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Browning, William ShakespearePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772367to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Rhyme A Dozen - England
Author: A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, John Clare, John Dryden, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Browning, William Shakespeare
Narrator: Jake Urry, Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 21 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems...2024-01-0121 min
Press Play On The Immersive Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!William Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935to listen full audiobooks.
Title: William Blake
Author: G. K. Chestertson
Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes
Release date: December 26, 2023
Genres: History & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both visual...2023-12-263h 38Get Hooked On The Most Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook Today!William Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935to listen full audiobooks.
Title: William Blake
Author: G. K. Chestertson
Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes
Release date: December 26, 2023
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both visual...2023-12-263h 38
New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureWilliam Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Blake Author: G. K. Chestertson Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both...2023-12-2605 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentWilliam Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Blake Author: G. K. Chestertson Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both...2023-12-2605 min
Faith in the ArtsWilliam Blake’s Illustrations on the book of RevelationWe loved focusing on the Book of Revelation in the last episode so we decided to keep talking about it while throwing one of the greatest British artists of all time into the mix: William Blake.
Join us on a whistlestop tour of William Blake’s illustrations on the book of Revelation, focusing on the paintings The Ancient of Days, The Whore of Babylon and The Four and Twenty Elders casting their Crowns before the Throne.
If you’d like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show. If you’d like to hel...2023-11-3040 min
The Two-Way Poetry PodcastRob Hindle on William Blake’s ’The Sick Rose’ and his own poem ’The Sick Rose’In this episode, poet Rob Hindle discusses William Blake's 'The Sick Rose' and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own poem 'The Sick Rose'.
In the interview, Rob reflects on Blake's political convictions, and touches on psychoanalytical readings of Blake as a means of understanding the original poem. He goes on to reflect on what his own position is regarding poetry and the world, poetic form, and how his poem fits into the collection Sapo as a whole.
Rob Hindle's poetry has appeared in books and pamphlets since 2006. His first, Some Histories o...2023-10-3042 min
Gnostic LibraryJerusalem by William Blake ❯ Full Audiobook📚 "William Blake's ✨ 'Jerusalem' ✨ is a powerful and symbolic poem that expresses his vision of a spiritual awakening and a return to a pure, innocent state. Written in 1804-1809, the poem explores themes of emancipation, freedom, and the struggle for spiritual liberty. Blake saw Jerusalem as a symbol of the divine, and the poem is a call to reject the artificial constraints of society and to embrace a higher truth. The poem is known for its vivid imagery, rich symbolism, and Blake's characteristic use of prophetic language." ˖⁺William Blake was a renowned English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived in the late 18th...2023-10-2509 min
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