Poetryanimations. Heres a virtual movie of the great poet ,artist and mystic William Blake reading his wonderful profound almost pre-Dickensian poem "London" London is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Experience in 1794.
It is one of the few poems in Songs of Experience which does not have a corresponding poem in Songs of Innocence. As with most of Blake's poetry, there are several critical interpretations of London. The most common interpretation, favored by critics such as Camille Paglia[2] and E.P. Thompson, holds that London is primarily a social protest. A less frequently held view is that of Harold Bloom; that London primarily is Blake's response to the tradition of Biblical prophecy. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2010 London........ I wander through each chartered street, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe. Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Haiku Society of America. The Vault - Our Archives. Poetry Daily, a new poem every day.
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Text of poem below: The hooves, they drummed a devil's tattoo Upon the woodland path.The mechanical horse, it was angel white And never had had a sin in its mind.The rider, he was the admired man And he saw no end to his sight --A captain of industry with bags of golden leaves That he ripped from the treesAs he kicked his horse to ride on ride on To the rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm of hooves;The gathering of leaves and the rhythm of hooves. "I built this horse for riding," said he.
"This horse, I built for riding. " But the weather-clerk stepped across his path:"Stop! " "No! To the rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm of hooves.To the gathering of leaves and the rhythm of hooves. " But one mile on, people cluttered his path Crying "We've seen the darkening skies! "But it's not just me," the rider said. By Mike Galsworthy For more by Mike Galsworthy Also. SpokenPoetryTV. Poetryreincarnations. Shadow Poetry - Poetry Types Introduction. What Is Poetry - This section contains a definition of poetry, poetry is... quotes, and other helpful definitions for beginning poets.
Poetry Quotes - An enjoyable collection of famous poetry quotes along with quotes from previous Shadow Poets. Traditional Poetry Forms - Displays a handful of traditional poetry forms. Most of the definitions have at least one example of each particular type of poetry for better understanding. All examples were provided by previous members of Shadow Poetry or Egroup (when Shadow Poetry was an interactive web site). More definitions for related poetry items may be found in the Shadow Poetry Handbook (link located above).
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