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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Don't worry if you missed Dr Simon Young's fascinating talk last night - the digital fairies have posted a video the event at blakesociety.org/product/full...

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'Full of Fairy Elves' - Supernatural Belief in the 18th Century - The Blake Society

Dr Simon Young explains the folklore beliefs of Blake and his contemporaries

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

There's still (just!) time to register for tonight's event. More details and registration below👇

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

‘Full of Fairy Elves’ – Supernatural Belief in the 18th Century - join us for our next free zoom meeting next Monday 2 October at 7: 30 pm. Dr Simon Young sets out the supernatural beliefs of Britain in Blake's time. More info and registration at blakesociety.org/product/full...

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'Full of Fairy Elves' - Supernatural Belief in the 18th Century - The Blake Society

Dr Simon Young explains the folklore beliefs of Blake and his contemporaries

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don't worry if you missed this on the night - a video of Prof Jason Whittaker's fascinating discussion of Blake and AI is now up at blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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Blake and Artificial Intelligence - The Blake Society

Prof Jason Whittaker considers some of the implications of AI and Big Tech for the arts from a Blakean perspective.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Porridge, violence and biblical psychedelia ! Fresh pages from LOS, my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake, at loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-13 #WilliamBlake

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LOS part 13

Porridge, violence and biblical psychedelia!

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reminder that this is happening tomorrow night - still time to register for free!

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our next event should be a lively one! Blake and Artificial Intelligence - Tues 29 Sept, 19:30 on zoom. Prof Jason Whittaker @jasonpaulwhittaker.bsky.social considers the implications of AI and Big Tech for the arts from a Blakean perspective. Free registration at blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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Blake and Artificial Intelligence - The Blake Society

Prof Jason Whittaker considers some of the implications of AI and Big Tech for the arts from a Blakean perspective.

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

George Shaw's lonely cloud unfolding for his Blake-inspired show, 'Albion Groans' at Anthony Wilkinson, 44 Lexington St Soho anthonywilkinsongallery.org @blakesociety.bsky.social

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Blake and Artificial Intelligence - The Blake Society

Prof Jason Whittaker considers some of the implications of AI and Big Tech for the arts from a Blakean perspective.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

More from the William Blake, Taxi Driver archives, including Emmeline Pankhurst being bothered by one David Bowie loshighway.substack.com/p/william-bl... #WilliamBlake #EmmelinePankhurst #DavidBowie

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Start of Chapter 2 of LOS, my graphic novel about William Blake, for the paid subscribers. William tells his parents about his angelic vision on Peckham Rye... loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-12 #williamblake #comics #graphicnovel

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LOS part 12

‘A mans worst enemies are those / Of his own house & family’

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Inquisitive London pigeons and flies, plus more from the William Blake, Taxi Driver archives at loshighway.substack.com/p/william-bl... 🪰🪶

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William Blake Taxi Driver 7

Pigeons, flies and more vintage comic strips from the William Blake, Taxi Driver archives.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Some hastily assembled thoughts on the coincidence of Blake’s 199th death day and a partial eclipse loshighway.substack.com/p/total-part...

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Total (partial) Eclipse of the Art(ist)

On this day 199 years ago William Blake breathed his last, aged 69, in a shabby room in Fountain Court, this room in fact.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Complete, uninterrupted Chapter 1 of LOS, my graphic novel about William Blake, for paid subscribers. A tantalising teaser of what you’re missing for everyone else… 🤓 loshighway.substack.com/p/los-chapte... #WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comics

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LOS Chapter 1

'The Web of Life is woven: & the tender sinews of life created / And the Three Classes of Men regulated by Los's hammer'

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Meeting at Blake's Grave, Saturday 15 August, 12 noon, at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground. Join us to mark the anniversary of William Blake's death and to celebrate his life and work, including readings from artist and poet @tamsynchallenger.bsky.social All are welcome! blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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Meeting at Blake's Grave - The Blake Society

Join us to mark the anniversary of William Blake's death and to celebrate his life and work.

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Dr Luke Walker @drlukewalker.com · 22/07/2026

Just watched this, highly recommended if you're at all interested in William Blake and gender. @jodielmarley.bsky.social covers so much: - definitions of mysticism - Blake's links to female mystics of his own time - queering the history of Blake's 19th & 20th century reception & much more!

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Dr Jodie Marley 🔮 @jodielmarley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

my lecture for @blakesociety.bsky.social, 'William Blake's Mysticism', is now available to watch on YouTube 💫 ft. granular analysis of what "mysticism" is, close readings of Blake alongside Dorothy Gott & Fiona Macleod, & how this all intersects with existing studies youtu.be/fr5c2iZPHvA?...

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William Blake's Mysticism

YouTube video by Blake Society

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William Blake @williamblake.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Cain Fleeing from the Wrath of God (The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Back from epic post office trip. If you'd like to be part of my next exciting voyage to the post office you can buy Chapter 1 of LOS, my comic about William Blake (and other quality items) from my online shop johnriordan.bigcartel.com/product/los-...

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LOS - a Vision of William Blake - Chapter 1

PRE-ORDER - these will be posted w/c 20/7/26 William Blake (1757-1827), visionary, poet, painter and jobbing engraver, champion of the Imagination, neglected genius. This is the first chapter of an am...

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Don't worry if you missed @jodielmarley.bsky.social's fascinating talk on William Blake's mysticism. You can now watch it here blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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William Blake’s Mysticism – a talk by Dr Jodie Marley - The Blake Society

Dr Jodie Marley explores Blake's reputation as a mystic during and after his lifetime.

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Dr Jodie Marley 🔮 @jodielmarley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

huge thanks to everyone who came to my Blake lecture, & thanks to @blakesociety.bsky.social for having me! will share the YouTube recording when it's uploaded 💫🙏🏻

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

William Blake’s Mysticism - Wed 15 July, 7:30 PM. This Wednesday Dr Jodie Marley @jodielmarley.bsky.social joins us on zoom to explore Blake's reputation as a mystic during and after his lifetime. More info and FREE registration at blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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William Blake’s Mysticism – a talk by Dr Jodie Marley - The Blake Society

Dr Jodie Marley explores Blake's reputation as a mystic during and after his lifetime.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

LOS - a Vision of William Blake - Chapter 1 is now available for pre-order johnriordan.bigcartel.com/product/los-... Discover the origin story of 18th century visionary William Blake! 60 full-colour pages, taking young William from birth to a certain encounter on Peckham Rye #WilliamBlake #comics

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

On Peckham Rye, young William finally meets the angels. Final part of Chapter 1 of LOS, my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake. loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-11

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LOS part 11

The ballad of Peckham Rye

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Dr Jodie Marley 🔮 @jodielmarley.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Romanticists, Modernists, enjoyers of mysticism & magic in the arts! I'm giving a free online lecture with the @blakesociety.bsky.social on "William Blake's Mysticism", based on my recent book of the same name. Weds 15th July 7:30-9pm GMT. Register here ➡️ blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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William Blake’s Mysticism – a talk by Dr Jodie Marley - The Blake Society

Dr Jodie Marley explores Blake's reputation as a mystic during and after his lifetime.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

More William Blake, Taxi Driver from the archives, including this terrifying vision of our then-future! loshighway.substack.com/p/william-bl...

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Luisa Calè @luisacale.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

So looking forward to discussing Blake's approaches to illustration @blakesociety.bsky.social

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our June event is here! Blake and Illustration - Monday 15 June, 7:30 PM UK time, on zoom - Professor @luisacale.bsky.social explores the complex world of Blake as a book illustrator. More info and FREE registration at blakesociety.org/product/blak...

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Blake and Illustration - The Blake Society

Professor Luisa Calè explores the complex world of Blake as a book illustrator

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Young William Blake reaches south London (let’s be honest, the *best* part of London) in the latest excerpt from my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake’s life. loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-10 #WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic #southlondon

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

...We send our heartfelt condolences to Andy’s family and hope that Blake’s words can be of some consolation: ‘The Ruins of Time builds Mansions in Eternity’.

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

...Traveller in the Evening (www.travellerintheevening.com), which I urge and implore you to explore. Andy was, quite simply, the most Blake-like person I have ever had the good fortune to meet, and it seems astonishing that we will not be hearing his unique and important voice anymore. ...

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The Traveller in the Evening | Andy Wilson | Substack

Reflections on William Blake, Surrealism, Ecology and radical theology and politics. Click to read The Traveller in the Evening, by Andy Wilson, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

... brilliant conversations with Timothy Morton and Brian Catling and writing for our journal, VALA. Andy thought deeply and originally about art, music, politics, religion and wrote long, fiercely argued, always illuminating essays about Blake and much else on his extraordinary website...

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Andy Wilson, @andyw23.bsky.social Traveller in the Evening, has died, or, as Blake would have it, has ’moved from one room to another’. Andy was a trustee of the Blake Society in 2021, and continued to collaborate, participate and argue with us over the subsequent years, including hosting...

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William Blake @williamblake.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Elisha In The Chamber On The Wall www.wikiart.org/en/william-blake/el…

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hooray! Thanks Garry, first one spotted in the wild 😊

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Join us for Sacred Visions and Anger - Wed 13 May, 19:30 (UK time) on zoom. Who are the true heirs to William Blake? Perhaps we should look beyond England and even the global north. And speak of both heirs and ancestors. More info and free registration at blakesociety.org/product/sacr...

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Sacred Visions and Anger - The Blake Society

Academic Kate Rigby and Chamoru poet Craig Santos Perez lead an exploration of the parallels between Blake and the worldview of Indigenous and First Nations peoples.

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Cheer up, Hogarth! This and more from the William Blake, Taxi Driver archives over at loshighway.substack.com/p/william-bl...

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William Blake, Taxi Driver 4

'Shake not thy roofs, Nor bend thy pillars with thine iron car'

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

…Kate Westbrook. He is survived by his wife Kate, to whom we send all our love and deepest condolences. And he leaves behind a valuable and prolific body of work produced over a career spanning more than 60 years. Rest in Power, Bright as Fire. (Photo by Tim Dickeson)

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

…Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion. His enduring admiration for, and commitment to, Blake’s legacy is evident in recent concerts, as well as in his active participation in and engagement with The Blake Society, alongside his wife, fellow musician and also Patron of The Blake Society…

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

…of invention and reinterpretation, in albums such as Bright as Fire (1980) and Glad Day (1999). He set to music not only the well-known stanzas from Songs of Innocence and of Experience, but also less well-known passages from Blake’s prophetic books, including America a Prophecy and…

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

…Adrian Mitchell on the first musical dedicated to the work of William Blake, Tyger (1971), which premiered at the National Theatre. Blake’s lasting presence in Westbrook’s creative musical experiments was evident throughout his career, as he returned time and again to Blake’s work with a spirit…

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

MIKE WESTBROOK OBE Patron of The Blake Society It is with great sadness that The Blake Society announces the death of our Patron, the unparalleled musician and composer, Mike Westbrook (OBE). Regarded as one of the most important luminaries in the jazz world, Westbrook collaborated with…

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Gingerbread, anyone? Young William Blake walks the streets of London in the latest excerpt from my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake’s life. loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-9 #WilliamBlake #comic #graphicnovel

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

‘And did those feet…?’ They certainly did! Young William Blake continues his walk south to Westminster Bridge in the latest excerpt from my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake’s life. #WilliamBlake #comic #graphicnovel loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-9

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LOS part 9

Take me to the river...

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Young William Blake discovers the London art world! The latest instalment in my work-in-progress graphic novel… #williamblake #london #graphicnovel loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-8

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Luisa Calè @luisacale.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A dream of nine nights: so looking forward to hearing about #Blake's The Four Zoas through the eyes of a contemporary artist @blakesociety.bsky.social

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The Blake Society @blakesociety.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

There’s still (just) time to register for tonight’s (Wednesday 11 March) free online talk with artist Anthony Apesos. More info and free registration at blakesociety.org/product/drea...

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A Dream of Nine Nights - Illustrating Blake’s Vala - The Blake Society

Anthony Apesos talks about his painted interpretations of Blake’s Vala, or The Four Zoas

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