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‘If a thing loves, it is infinite’ William Blake
A short, impassioned argument for why the visionary artist William Blake is important in the twenty-first century
The visionary poet and painter William Blake is a constant presence throughout contemporary culture – from videogames to novels, from sporting events to political rallies and from horror films to designer fashion. Although he died nearly 200 years ago, something about his work continues to haunt the twenty-first century. What is it about Blake that has so endured? In this illuminating essay, John Higgs takes us on a whirlwind tour to prove that far from being the mere New Age counterculture figure that many assume him to be, Blake is now more relevant than ever.
Histories 
Gold from the Stone 
Collected Poems and Drawings of Stevie Smith 
Comic Poems 
States of Happiness 
New and Selected Poems. Volume One 
Spiritlands 
Strong in the Rain 
Words the Turtle Taught Me 
Milk and Honey 
Hansel and Gretel 
Being Alive 
Selected Poetry 
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova 
Somewhere Else Entirely 
The Sea Migrations 
Isn't Forever