William Blake's "A Poison Tree"

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🗓️ 7 May 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his "prophetic works" were said by 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language".[2] His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".[3] In 2002, Blake was placed at number 38 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.[4]

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0:00.0	Oh geez, Dad, not the car again.
0:02.6	Oh, happens all the time with old Betsy.
0:04.6	Have you checked out Carvana yet?
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0:09.3	But did those thousands of cars have personality like old Betsy?
0:12.6	Betsy's held together by tape.
0:14.6	And there are raccoons living in the engine.
0:16.1	It's a family car.
0:17.5	There are flames on the hood?
0:19.4	A custom paint job.
0:20.7	No, dad.
0:21.3	The car's on fire.
0:22.5	How many cars did you say Carvana had?
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0:28.1	We'll drive you happy at Carvana.
0:32.5	Hello and welcome to the daily poem.
0:35.3	I'm Heidi White, and today is Friday, May 6th. And today I'm going to
0:40.0	read for you a poem by English poet William Blake. He lived from 1757 until 1827. He was a poet, a painter,
0:50.4	and a printmaker. He wasn't very well known during his lifetime, but he is now considered one of the
0:57.1	most important English poets of his age, which was the romantic era. And today's poem is called a
1:04.6	poison tree. And this is how it goes. I was angry with my friend. I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe. I told it not.
1:18.1	My wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, night and morning with my tears. And I sunned it with
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