In case you're wondering what I was doing in Houston earlier in the month, I've written a (quite long) blog post about what I was doing in Houston earlier this month. You'll no doubt be astonished to discover that is has something to do with William Blake
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Jesus the Imagination: On taking Blake’s Christianity seriously. Wed 3 July, 7:30 PM, on zoom - Dr Mark Vernon Mark Vernon will consider Blake's Christianity and explore the role of Jesus as the imagination in Blake's works and thinking. Register at blakesociety.org/product/jesus-…

Step through Blake’s Door to Vision, release your unique imagination and realise your vision on the page. On Wed 12 June, at 7:30 PM, Dr Sarah Walton Dr Sarah Walton will lead a Soul Writing workshop on zoom.
More info and link to register (for free) at blakesociety.org/product/soul-w…

Our next event is ‘In the Deserts Wild’: William Blake and Maurice Sendak, Wednesday 8 May, 7:30 PM (UK time), a conversation on zoom between Blake scholar Jason Whittaker and illustrator Tamsin Rosewell.
More info and link to register (for free) at blakesociety.org/product/blake-…

🎨OUR MAY EVENT🎨

MAURICE SENDAK AND WILLIAM BLAKE..

Professor Jason Whittaker, and illustrator, Tamsin Rosewell have teamed up to create an event that looks at the influence of William Blake on writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.

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MAURICE SENDAK AND WILLIAM BLAKE

May 8th, online 7.30pm (free).

I've teamed up with Prof. Jason Whittaker for The Blake Society to do an online event about the influence of William Blake on the life and work of Maurice Sendak.

Find our more and register: blakesociety.org/product/blake-…

There's still time to register for our free online event with Timothy Morton Timothy Morton , tomorrow, Wednesday 17 April. They'll be discussing their new book, Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology, with Andy Wilson The Traveller in the Evening
More info and link to register below👇

Blake related events this week:

William Blake's Universe continues Fitzwilliam Museum .
Simon Munnery performs his version of Jerusalem.
Tim Morton discusses Blake & the biosphere with The Blake Society
Morton Paley presents on Blake's Songs in San Francisco.

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Just uploaded to our YouTube channel, last night’s talk by Jason Whittaker on the influence of William Blake on the artist and novelist, Alasdair Gray.

Watch it via the link below, and please consider subscribing for regular videos and podcasts on Blake.

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amazing lecture on Blake & Alasdair Gray last night by Jason Whittaker GlobalBlake ✨

For any fans of the recent film Poor Things (a deserved Oscar win for Emma Stone), Jason Whittaker will be talking about the influence of William Blake on Alasdair Gray next Monday, 8 April, at 19:00 BST.

Visit globalblake.com/events to register.

Happy Easter from the Blake Society

‘In the Deserts Wild’: William Blake and Maurice Sendak - Wed 8 May, 7.30 PM (UK time), free, on zoom. Academic Jason Whittaker and illustrator Tamsin Rosewell will explore the ways in which Sendak drew inspiration from Blake. More info and registration at blakesociety.org/product/blake-…

The Blake Society

Reminder that Timothy Morton Timothy Morton will be talking to us about their new book, Hell, on 17 April. Registration for this free zoom event below 👇

For Easter week, here's a short Blake Bites video on the meaning of one of William Blake's most famous poems, 'Holy Thursday' from Songs of Innocence.

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