The Little Black Boy by William Blake

The Troubadour Podcast

English - January 05, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB
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Get ready for some difficult to read poetic moments. Here we will deal with racism and slavery.

In this poem by Blake, from The Songs of Innocence, he expresses in beautiful verse a story that a mother tells to her young child about why they are black slaves living in England during the mid 18th century.

If you have followed along with my readings of Blake you will know that this is only the surface level. It is the "innocent" reading. The experienced reading will metaphorically, shake your world.

Do not miss this one.