by John Riordan | Oct 18, 2026 | Emanations
Down River – a poem A poem by Phil Harris, inspired by a Blake200 video presented by Mark Vernon from the Temenos event at St George the Martyr, Holborn. The poem arrived suddenly after Mark’s launch for the bicentenary year of Blake’s death. Mark Vernon’s...
by John Riordan | Oct 10, 2026 | Emanations
Testament announced as a Patron of The Blake Society The Blake Society is delighted to announce that writer, rapper and composer Testament will be a Patron of the society. His work has long been inspired by a deep love and knowledge of Blake. At this important moment,...
by John Riordan | Sep 21, 2026 | Emanations
Soul Breaker – Christopher Bucklow Ball-Press have published the work of Christopher Bucklow for more than a decade. The publication of Soul Breaker this year is another landmark in the development of a series of works that are generous in their teaching,...
by John Riordan | Aug 17, 2026 | Emanations
Blake and the Angels – poem by Richard Hemmings Under a canopy of treesstands a man arrested, transfixed;sharp eyes intense under stout hat.He hears whispering, sliding sounds;floating, transient voices;stretching the air; caressing the verdantbright, shimmering...
by John Riordan | Apr 19, 2026 | Emanations
Mike Westbrook, a master interpreter of Blake’s Songs Mike Westbrook (OBE), patron of the Blake Society and one of the most distinguished figures in British jazz, died on April 11. His wide-ranging body of work leaves a legacy marked by experimentation and a...
by John Riordan | Feb 24, 2026 | Emanations
Miniature Worlds: Little Landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter Laing Gallery, Newcastle Upon TyneWood engravings on paper I recently had the pleasure of encountering Blake’s stand-alone work in woodblock printing: The Pastorals of Virgil. Exhibited as part...
by John Riordan | Feb 14, 2026 | Emanations
On publishing William Blake’s Mysticism: The Legacy of Prophetic Women By Dr Jodie Marley William Blake’s reputation as a mystic has stuck to his art and to his character for centuries. To this day, I’ve visited Blake exhibitions and seen item labels describing his...
by John Riordan | Jan 19, 2026 | Emanations
by John Riordan | Dec 17, 2024 | Emanations
by John Riordan | Nov 26, 2024 | Emanations
VALA #5: Divine Humanity; or, God appears when we appear godly Issue 5 of VALA, the journal of The Blake Society, is published on Thursday 28 November 2024 as a free download from our website. There will be an online launch that evening at 7.30 PM, to which all are...
