William Blake: The Songs

Blog Topics for Week 3 – Based on Weeks One and Two

 

1/ Take the first line of any one of Blake’s poems (looked at so far in the unit) and write your own poem celebrating a new insight that you have had as a result of listening to Wiliam Blake.

 

2/ Present a mini digital kit that introduces Allen Ginsberg as a powerful exponent of all that Blake represents and chose (and introduce) a few youtube videos featuring Allen Ginsberg’s singing/ talking about William Blake’s poetry.

3/ Tell your friends which of William Blake’s songs you have enjoyed/ understood most so far. Give reasons for your choice and try to inspire them to read more William Blake.

 

4/ Say in your own words how Blake’s two songs about nurses show two radically different ways of being in the world.

 

5/ Describe an experience of your own that, like Allen Ginsberg’s, took you into a new understanding of what is important in your life.

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