Tag Archives: "Schoolboy"

When School Drives All Joy Away

By Robin Bates | Published: August 13, 2018

School has already begun in some states, bringing to mind Blake’s lament about school in summer.

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Teachers, Don’t Nip Their Buds

By Robin Bates | Published: August 24, 2016

In “Songs of Experience,” William Blake worries that authority figures will nip the promise of budding schoolboys. “The Schoolboy” serves as a timely reminder for all teachers.

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Songs of Innocence Destroyed

By Robin Bates | Published: December 17, 2012

Blake captures the tragic clash between childhood innocence and worldly corruption that we witnessed in Sandy Hook.

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