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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

By William Blake

This collection arguably contains some of the most charming lyrics ever written in English. The childlike simplicity and trust of these artless verses are unique.

Blake’s poems can be enjoyed, not only for their historical importance in an age which was fiercely proud of its genius and its traditions, but also for their simple and beautiful expression of “two contrary states of the human soul.”

Songs of Innocence was originally a complete collection of twenty-three poems, first printed in 1789. In 1794, a composite collection entitled Songs of Innocence and of Experience, containing forty-seven poems, was published.

Full cast of narrators:

Emma Faye
Ben Stevens
Lyndal Curran Doolan
Erin Grassie
Ron Altman
Linda Barrans
Lee Ann Howlett
Stephen Gage
Denis Daly
Shane Emmett
Christianne Lupher
Gary McFadden
Alan Weyman
Roberta Jackson
Kris Keppeler
Nancy Beard
Sarah Bacaller
Kendra Murray
Rosalind Murphy
Lisa Negrón
Graham Scott
Terah Tucker
Bria Sterling
Laura E. Richcreek
Adam Skousen
Blaise Doran
Aisling Gray
John Burlinson
Charlie Albers
Gregory Dwyer
Stephanie Németh-Parker
Trisha Rose
Tim Dehn
Ginger White
Rhonda Federman