William Blake, Notable Works
See the Timeline for a Complete List of works by year, with links. [AB]
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
(1789, 1794)
— Reading the Songs in their
original form (albeit, digitized) via the Blake Archive differs from reading them in print anthologies (or really, digital
versions of printed poems) from The Poetry Foundation. Just below, we have provided both versions
side-by-side so that you can more easily compare and contrast the two reading
experiences (sample poems selected by Ethan and Rod [RB]).
Click on a Poem Title to compare reading experiences:
