Even before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, William Blake's hymn had been going around in my mind. Not the usual brain worm I must admit.
I hadn't paid much attention to Blake's poetry since college, but the mention of this poem in an article was enough to turn me to YouTube to follow through.
This in turn led me to want to reread Blake's poems and I found a couple of good collections in the Library.
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THE COMPLETE POETRY AND PROSE OF WILLIAM BLAKE and POEMS AND PROPHECIES are two examples.
Blake was an artist as well as a poet and many of his works can be viewed on the here.
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If you prefer an electronic collection of Blake's poems that you can carry with you several are available through the Library from Overdrive.
Whatever the format, give Blake a try. There are worse things to have rattling around in your brain.
Joe Toschik is a Public Services Librarian at Half Moon Bay Library.
