William Blake Poems

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.

New to William Blake? Start here: Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience: A Guide

This collection is now complete: 88 poems by William Blake, including the Songs of Innocence and of Experience and lyrics from Poetical Sketches (1783) and his manuscripts, such as “Auguries of Innocence” and “And did those feet in ancient time,” free to read. The long prophetic books are not included.

Read a fuller life sketch on our About William Blake page. This Poetry Catalog archive gathers 88 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.

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William Blake Poems

• Ah, Sunflower
• And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time
• The Angel
• Auguries Of Innocence
• Barren Blossom
• The Birds
• Blind-Man's Buff
• The Blossom
• The Cabinet
• The Chimney Sweeper (Experience)
• The Chimney Sweeper (Innocence)
• The Clod And The Pebble
• A Cradle Song (Experience)
• A Cradle Song (Innocence)
• Cupid
• Daybreak
• Dedication Of The Designs To Blair's Grave
• The Defiled Sanctuary
• A Divine Image
• The Divine Image
• A Dream
• Earth's Answer
• The Echoing Green
• The Fly
• For A Picture Of The Last Judgment
• The Garden Of Love
• The Golden Net
• The Grey Monk
• Holy Thursday (Experience)
• Holy Thursday (Innocence)
• The Human Abstract
• Infant Joy
• Infant Sorrow
• Introduction (Experience)
• Introduction (Innocence)
• The Keys Of The Gates Of Paradise
• The Lamb
• The Land Of Dreams
• Laughing Song
• The Lily
• The Little Black Boy
• The Little Boy Found
• A Little Boy Lost
• The Little Boy Lost
• The Little Girl Found
• A Little Girl Lost
• The Little Girl Lost
• The Little Vagabond
• London
• Love's Secret
• Mad Song
• My Pretty Rose-Tree
• My Spectre
• Night
• Night And Day
• Nurse's Song (Experience)
• Nurse's Song (Innocence)
• On Another's Sorrow
• Opportunity
• A Poison Tree
• The Schoolboy
• Scoffers
• The Shepherd
• The Sick Rose
• Smile And Frown
• Song: Fresh From The Dewy Hill, The Merry Year
• Song: How Sweet I Roamed From Field To Field
• Song: Love And Harmony Combine
• Song: Memory, Hither Come
• Spring
• The Throne Of Mammon
• To Autumn
• To Morning
• To Mr. Butts
• To Mrs. Butts
• To My Dear Friend, Mrs. Anna Flaxman
• To Spring
• To Summer
• To The Evening Star
• To The Muses
• To Tirzah
• To Winter
• The Two Songs
• The Tyger
• The Voice Of The Ancient Bard
• The Wild Flower's Song
• William Bond
• The World