Illuminated Poetry- Reimagining the Relationship between Art and Literature

Inspired by William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience," this collection of works takes some of my favorite poems from my Romantic Literature class and reimagines them with vibrant illustrations that bring the story to life. They all are threaded with themes of mortality and joy, savoring life’s precious moments before they rot away, as Seamus Heaney describes in the poem “Blackberry Picking” (featured in this collection).