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...
by John Riordan | Nov 18, 2024 | Emanations
Nobodaddy – an interview with Michael Keegan-Dolan Nobodaddy is a brand-new work by multi-award-winning choreographer and Sadler’s Wells Associate artist Michael Keegan-Dolan and his dance and theatre company Teaċ Daṁsa — a must-see for Blake lovers.Secretary of...
by John Riordan | Jul 31, 2024 | Emanations
‘The Little Black Boy’ – taking stock: Blake, Race and Racism After the recent exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Chair of the Blake Society, Dr Sibylle Erle, explores the poem ‘The Little Black Boy’ and its implications for our understanding of...
