William Blake was a poet, painter, engraver, and visionary in the Romantic Period. He was born on November 28, 1757, and passed away on August 12, 1827. While he was still alive, his work was rejected by society, even though it is now considered an essential part of the Romantic Period in literature. Even with his work being "thrown out," he still believed that his work was really important because of the way in which it was written to be understood by the majority of his readers. He wrote his works to be able to be understood by his readers because he felt like what he had to say was extremely important and "of national importance."
Examples of his works: Little Lamb, The Tyger, Proverbs of Hell, and Devil's Party.
“William Blake | The Poetry Foundation.” The Poetry Foundation, The Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-blake. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.