A celebration with Neil Gaiman, Salena Godden, John Higgs, Robin Ince and Kae Tempest.
This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.
William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a poet, artist, visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem 'Jerusalem'.
An archetypal misunderstood genius, his life passed without recognition and he worked without reward, mocked, dismissed and misinterpreted. Yet from his ignoble end in a pauper's grave, Blake now occupies a unique position as an artist who unites and attracts people from all corners of society, and a rare inclusive symbol of English identity.