Description
In A Grain of Sand in Lambeth, poetry becomes a lens through which to explore the complex, visionary world of William Blake. Drawing on Blakes own rejection of tradition and his relentless quest to challenge the boundaries of art, Geoffrey Babbitt confronts the tensions between genius and convention, life and death, light and dark.
Each poem in this collection inhabits a moment of Blakes life, offering a vivid glimpse into his unique perspectivea perspective that rejected the normative for the transformative power of imagination. From his visionary watercolors to his provocative views on oil painting, these poems draw readers into Blakes world, where reality and the unseen converge in prismatic intensity.
A Grain of Sand in Lambeth is an invitation to experience the world through Blakes eyesa world where imagination reigns supreme and art is a living force.
Author: Geoffrey Babbitt
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 12/02/2025
Series: Test Site Poetry
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781647792053
Language: English
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