Join us this Saturday, 28 June, at 12 noon BST to hear Angus Whitehead talk about the “bad” follower of William Blake, Frederick Tatham. The event is free and you can register at globalblake.com/global-blake-events.

Matthew Leporati will need joining us in conversation on 2 June to discuss similarities and tensions between Blake and Nietzsche. Register at: globalblake.com/global-blake-events

Barry Miles talks to Camila Oliveira about his experience recording Allen Ginsberg sing William Blake. See the whole interview at tinyurl.com/zoavision

We’ve been a bit lax on social media recently but will start posting more. Please check out our YouTube channel (Zoavision) as well as TikTok (Zoavision) and Instagram (Global Blake).

Our latest talk from the Global Blake network is now live on the Zoavision YouTube channel. Annalise Volpone discusses motifs of pregnancy and the mind in Blake’s work. youtu.be/0I_Lglu8Cf8?...

Annalise Volpone on Imagination and the pregnant mind in William Blake’s cosmogony

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On 26th Feb I will give a (free online) talk for @blakesociety.bsky.social in which I will re-examine the importance of Urizen in Blake's mythological structure. For more details see: blakesociety.org/product/uriz...

The Urizen Cycle - The Blake Society

Annise Rogers discusses Blake's character Urizen, and and proposes 'The Urizen Cycle' as a way of understanding his mythological system.

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Our Newsletter has gone out to all our subscribers. It includes info on the Spring/Summer 'In Conversation' series, our latest podcast and a brilliant review by @jodielmarley.bsky.social. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly Newsletter please go to: globalblake.com/newsletter/

My review of David Worrall's latest book, Blake's Visions, has just been published on @globalblake.bsky.social. Link below! The book is a rich contribution to both Blake studies & Romantic medical humanities. globalblake.com/william-blak...

Review: WILLIAM BLAKE'S VISIONS: ART, HALLUCINATIONS, SYNAESTHESIA by David Worrall - Global Blake Network

This book examines whether Blake's 'visions'—visual, auditory, and visual hallucinations—actually derive from several types of synaesthesia. Blake is a celebrated 'visionary,' and yet his ‘visions’ ha...

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The video version of our Blake & Yeats @globalblake.bsky.social podcast episode, including helpful visuals with art, diagrams, & persons of interest for reference, & our faces (!) is now on YouTube 💫 tysm @jasonpaulwhittaker.bsky.social for a wonderful conversation! youtu.be/aIvNSOg9JyQ?...

Yeats, Blake and mysticism

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Live today: the latest episode of Visionary with @jodielmarley.bsky.social on Yeats, Blake and mysticism is now available via Spotify, Amazon and Apple, or on the @globalblake.bsky.social web site, globalblake.com/podcasts/. Listen now at open.spotify.com/episode/3iIi...

Yeats, Blake and Mysticism

Visionary: How William Blake Changed the World · Episode

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my podcast episode with @jasonpaulwhittaker.bsky.social & @globalblake.bsky.social on Blake and Yeats is out now! Link below for a fantastic conversation 🌠 we covered Yeats' Blake edition, the "Irish Blake" myth, Blake & the occult, both authors' use of systems, Blakean Yeats poems, & so much more

Jason Whittaker@jasonpaulwhittaker.bsky.social · 2y ago

Live today: the latest episode of Visionary with @jodielmarley.bsky.social on Yeats, Blake and mysticism is now available via Spotify, Amazon and Apple, or on the @globalblake.bsky.social web site, globalblake.com/podcasts/. Listen now at open.spotify.com/episode/3iIi...

recorded a fantastic conversation with Prof Jason Whittaker on the @globalblake.bsky.social podcast today. Our episode on Yeats, Blake and systems is coming later this month 👀

Please join us this upcoming Monday (2 December), for a talk by William Rubel who will consider some of the many readings of Blake's 'The Fly'. The talk is FREE via Zoom and starts at 7pm UK time. You can find details, including a registration link, at: globalblake.com/events/

Happy 267th birthday to William Blake, who himself wrote: 'Born 28 Novr 1757 in London & has died several times since'!

Happy 267th birthday to our favourite poet/artist/printer/visionary William Blake! Join us on zoom this evening for the launch party of issue 5 of VALA, the Journal of the Blake Society. Register here blakesociety.org/product/blak... and head to blakesociety.org/vala/ to download the new issue 🎉🎈🎂

Going to see Bob Dylan this evening at the Albert Hall! He's likely to sing two Blakean songs: 'Every Grain of Sand' & 'I Contain Multitudes' in which he proclaims 'I sing songs of Experience, like William Blake' Here's me on Blake & Dylan @globalblake.bsky.social youtu.be/v5kohJ-Cugg?...

Luke Walker on Bob Dylan and William Blake

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review copy of David Worrall's latest is here & it's sprawling & vibrant my review for @globalblake.bsky.social is coming in January 👀

Join us for 'Musical Afterlives', a FREE one-day, online symposium exploring musical settings of Blake's poetry & his inspiration on classical & popular artists. Date: 4 November (10.30-18.30, UK Time) Keynote: Barry Miles To register & for more info please go to: globalblake.com/symposium-mu...

Giving a talk tonight on Blake and Milton's 'Samson Agonistes' with @globalblake.bsky.social titled '‘thy young hands tore human limbs, and gorged human flesh!’: 'Poetical Sketches' and Blake’s development of Samson'. If you fancy joining us please visit: globalblake.com/events #Blake #Milton

Our next 'In Conversation' talk is on Monday. See below to register for this free online event.

Global Blake@globalblake.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our next In Conversation talk is on 13 May: @rogerwhitson.bsky.social discusses Blake, visionary physics and Donald Ault. This is followed by our last talk of the Spring series: @urthonaunbound.bsky.social explores ways in which Milton’s Samson Agonistes influenced Blake. globalblake.com/events/

Our next In Conversation talk is on 13 May: @rogerwhitson.bsky.social discusses Blake, visionary physics and Donald Ault. This is followed by our last talk of the Spring series: @urthonaunbound.bsky.social explores ways in which Milton’s Samson Agonistes influenced Blake. globalblake.com/events/

Your reminder that Jason Whittaker will be talking about William Blake's inspiration for Alasdair Gray's art and his novel Lanark tomorrow evening, Monday 8 April, at 19.00 BST. Head over to globalblake.com/events to register. #Blake #AlasdairGray

Next Online Talk: Global Blake: In Conversation with Jason Whittaker, discussing the influence of William Blake on Alasdair Gray, author of 'Lanark' and the recent movie hit, 'Poor Things'. April 8th, 7pm (UK Time) Register at globalblake.com/events #Blake #AlasdairGray #Lanark #PoorThings

Our latest newsletter has just gone out, with details about our upcoming talks, reviews, podcast, as well as other events and publications linked to Blake. To receive our monthly newsletter please subscribe at: globalblake.com/newsletter/

Our podcast on Blake and Tolkien’s mythology and their use of British tales and legends has gone live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uFY... Many thanks to Jason Whittaker, @sharonchoe.bsky.social and @willsherwood.bsky.social for making this happen! #Blake #Tolkien #JRRTolkien

A new post on the Global Blake web site: Sibylle Erle reviews Jason Wright's "Blake's Job: Adventures in Becoming." globalblake.com/reviewsblake...

The Tolkien Society seminar CfP window has been extended to Sunday 31st March! The theme is 'Tolkien's Romantic Resonances' and it will be free for all to present at/attend on Saturday 6th July in as hybrid (in person and online). www.tolkiensociety.org/events/the-t...

We're currently working on editing a podcast on Blake, Tolkien, world-building and their shared fascination with British myths and legends. It should be available by the end of the week on the Zoavision YouTube channel.

Such fantastic news @sharonchoe.bsky.social! Sharon is our very own Global Blake Reviews Editor! We are all so pleased for you! Congratulations! 🎉🥳

Dr Sharon Choe@sharonchoe.bsky.social · 3y ago

So ya know how I was having a moment? Well, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🇪🇺 I’ll be based at the University of Copenhagen! Can’t believe I get to research Viking/Norse death rituals in 18C British literature 🥹✨

Please do check out our What's On listings - a guide to international events dealing with the life, work and reception of William Blake. globalblake.com/whats-on/