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Diana Arterian on Agrippina the Younger, Writing Historical Women, and Poetry as Liberty

Diana Arterian on Agrippina the Younger, Writing Historical Women, and Poetry as Liberty

The Author of “Agrippina the Younger” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | June 23, 2025

In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

Hannah Brooks-Motl on Insect Verses by John Clare, William Blake, David Seung, and More

By Hannah Brooks-Motl | June 2, 2025

Poet of the Queer Brotherhood: How William Blake Influenced Oscar Wilde’s Circle

Poet of the Queer Brotherhood: How William Blake Influenced Oscar Wilde’s Circle

Philip Hoare on Paul Nash, W. Graham Robertson, “De Profundis,” and More

By Philip Hoare | May 7, 2025

Five Books That Showcase the Fascinating Landscape of European Folklore

Five Books That Showcase the Fascinating Landscape of European Folklore

Ben Edge Recommends Work by John Maizels, Charles Freger, Stefan Fisher and More

By Ben Edge | October 9, 2024

Satanic Sympathies: On the Demon Depictions That Helped Jamie Quarto Write <em>Two-Step Devil</em>

Satanic Sympathies: On the Demon Depictions That Helped Jamie Quarto Write Two-Step Devil

Featuring Work by William Blake, Rabih Alammedine, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and More

By Jamie Quatro | October 7, 2024

On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings

On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings

Jennifer Higgie Considers the Significance of a Mystical Artistic Tradition

By Jennifer Higgie | January 5, 2024

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Lisa Gornick and Alice Elliott Dark on Altered States of Consciousness and Our (More than Five) Senses

By Literary Hub | November 8, 2023

On Drinking, the Devil, and Paradise Lost

By Ed Simon | August 15, 2023

Divinely-Inspired Art: John Higgs on William Blake’s Visions of the Sublime

By John Higgs | May 13, 2022

This digital humanities project gives users free access to William Blake’s printed work.

This digital humanities project gives users free access to William Blake’s printed work.

By Walker Caplan | August 12, 2021

On the Etymology and Reverberating Human History of the Color Green

On the Etymology and Reverberating Human History of the Color Green

Gillian Osborne Considers Color Theory and William Blake’s “The Ecchoing Green”

By Gillian Osborne | June 9, 2021

On the e.e. cummings Christmas Poem

On the e.e. cummings Christmas Poem "little tree"

And How Its Tweeness Manages to Transcend Holiday Kitsch

By J. Alison Rosenblitt | December 21, 2020

On John Milton’s 412th birthday, here are William Blake’s biggest fanboy moments.

On John Milton’s 412th birthday, here are William Blake’s biggest fanboy moments.

By Walker Caplan | December 9, 2020

William Blake and his wife once got caught reciting <em>Paradise Lost</em> together in the nude.

William Blake and his wife once got caught reciting Paradise Lost together in the nude.

By Walker Caplan | November 18, 2020

A Toy, a Tool, a Piece of Art: Sarah Haas on What a Book Can Be

A Toy, a Tool, a Piece of Art: Sarah Haas on What a Book Can Be

"The object gives language a heft that it doesn’t have on its own."

By Sarah Haas | November 12, 2020

The Letters of the Alphabet Are Some of the Oldest Forms of Storytelling

The Letters of the Alphabet Are Some of the Oldest Forms of Storytelling

Fowzia Karimi on the Draw of Illustrated Narratives

By Fowzia Karimi | April 27, 2020

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