Poems
Selected by Patti Smith
About this book
William Blake is one of England’s most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries, his powerful and richly symbolic poetry has been a fertile source of inspiration to the many writers and artists who have followed in his footsteps. In this collection Patti Smith brings together her personal favorites of Blake’s poems, including the complete Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, to give a singular picture of this unique genius, whom she calls in her moving introduction “the spiritual ancestor” of generations of poets.
Subjects
- 19th century english poetry
- blake, william, 1757-1827
- children's poetry
- children's poetry, english
- collected works (single author, multi-form)
- collections
- criticism and interpretation
- early works to 1800
- english art
- english engraving
- english poetry
- english prose literature
- exhibitions
- history and criticism
- illustrations
- modern poetry
- non-classifiable
- poetry
- poetry (poetic works by one author)
- spanish language materials
- textual criticism