The Blake Society

2010 Tithe Grant

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:06:32 +0000

The inaugural Tithe Grant is now inviting submissions. Applications must be received by 30 June 2010. For full details see Tithe Grant. Good luck!

Lost and Found

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:43:32 +0000

A talk by Carol and Luis Garrido, trustees of the Blake Society, introduced by Kate Kelly and presented by the friends of Tate South Lambeth Library. In which Carol and Luis Garrido turn detective and delve into three centuries of mistakes and mystery in Bunhill Fields cemetery until they finally rediscover the missing grave of William Blake. Join the race to raise the funds for a ledger stone before it becomes forgotten once again. Donations welcome for 9,77,32 - the campaign to mark Blake’s grave. Wednesday 9th June at 7pm at Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1QP

Calendar of Events for 2010

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:03:03 +0000

The Society is 25 years old and in celebration this year’s programme of events focuses on people whose craft has been inspired by Blake: an experimental filmmaker, a translator, a poet, a singer-songwriter, an orchestral musician, a novelist, a cinema designer and a painter. In a change to our tradition the monthly meetings will begin an hour earlier at 6.30 pm and so will end at 8 pm. We hope that this change will allow more people to travel to our meetings especially those who live outside the mythopolis of London. Our events are free for members to attend and guests or non-members are welcome. The Tuesday Talks are held at the City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St. Ann’s Street, London SW1P 2DE — just off Parliament Square. The Birthday celebration in November will be announced later in the year and invitations will be sent out separately by post.

Blake Journal seeks submissions

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:15:59 +0000

The Blake Journal, the occasional annual publication of the Blake Society,

seeks submissions for future issues of photography, poetry, articles, fiction,

creative nonfiction and any amorphous form.

Our mission is to explore Blake’s ideas and work in old and new contexts,

transgressing the boundaries of scholarship - itself a mind-forg’d manacle.

If you would like to canvas an idea for a piece with the editors then please

contact either Paige Morgan or Angus Whitehead : journal@blakesociety.org

William Blake’s London: a new adaptation

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:43:38 +0000

The Blake Society is delighted to offer a preview of a new cover of William Blake’s “London”, from the Songs of Experience. This arrangement is by local London blues band Sister Mary and the Choirboys; music by Fred Thomas and Ben Moorhouse, vocals by Emine Pirhasan. Sister Mary and the Choirboys play regular gigs at various locations throughout the city. More information available at their website or at their MySpace page.

Many thanks to Sister Mary and the Choirboys for giving the Blake Society permission to stream their music on our website.

Competition

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:24:44 +0000

Soon we will be launching an open competition to create a new apochryphal story.

Prizes will be original 18C commercial works of Blake.

The story must be untrue - yet more insightful than the ‘Naked’ Butts tale.

The Blake Journal

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:10:14 +0000

If you have an article, review, artwork, poem or an amorphous form that you would like considered for publication either in the Journal or on the website then please contact the Society.