William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and engraver from London whose short lyrics are among the most quoted in the language. His Songs of Innocence and of Experience—with “The Tyger,” “The Lamb,” “London,” “A Poison Tree,” “The Sick Rose,” and the paired “Chimney Sweeper” and “Holy Thursday” poems—set a child’s wonder against the cruelty of church, state, and city, while “Auguries of Innocence” and “And did those feet in ancient time” turn vision into prophecy.
Read a fuller life sketch on our About William Blake page. This Poetry Catalog archive gathers 7 poems by Blake now live on the site—listed alphabetically below, with links to each full text. The texts follow public domain Project Gutenberg editions of his Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1789–1794), Poetical Sketches (1783), and his manuscript lyrics, and new poems are added to this list as they are published.
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