'Born for Opposition'

Remembering Lord Byron: Poet, Philhellene, and Advocate for Independence

our latest post on the Penny Bloods Blog - check it out!

https://www.talesfromthepennybloods.org/post/remembering-lord-byron-poet-philhellene-and-advocate-for-independence

#lordbyron #dotd #commemoration #independence #romanticpoets

New book in our collection: this essay collection on #WalterPater & the Beginnings of #EnglishStudies analyses Pater's views on Montaigne, #Shakespeare, the #RomanticPoets, #Morris & #Rossetti & more!

https://opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=1851642005

#VictorianStudies #EnglishLiterature #PreRaphaelites

... was he psychic? a sensitive? Mad, as some of his contemporaries suggested? Or just highly imaginative? We'll be looking at William Blake, his visions, and his influence, in the Inkwells & Curtains lounge.
Join us as we ramble and rant, and look things up...
https://youtu.be/OxraOMuIUGY

Tyger Tyger read by Jonathan Brandt of https://www.youtube.com/@jonathanbrandt3716/videos

#williamblake #romantics #romanticpoets #tygertyger #visionary #visionaryartist

Born on this day: William Blake (1757 – 1827)

"Do what you will, this world’s a fiction and is made up of contradiction."

Visionary, artist, poet, Blake was revered by the Pre-Raphaelites, and considered a major influence on 20th century culture.

Happy Birthday, William!

#williamblake #romanticpoets #romanticism #visionary #bornonthisday #literarybirthdays

When sit down and think about your interests, it's nice to be surprised by how many there are. #followbackfriday #followfriday #wardruna #animism #romanticpoets #williamblake #yeats #nativeplants And I used to dig #politics but they are so fraught now.