'dark' poetry as an inspiration for art

[michele cryer]

I have a friend who is an artist...he is looking for inspiring 'dark' poetry, for imagery that he can paint...if anyone has any links to poetry of this nature, or any poems of their own which they feel may inspire interesting images, please would you either print the links here, or if you wish, print your own poetry here...thanks!

[Mitch]

"The most sublime act is to set another before yourself".
(William Blake, The Proverbs of Hell)

William Blake's poetry and sketches do it for me every time - try this link - and check out their links page which leads onto other good Blake sites.

Best Mitch

www.blakearchive.org.uk/main.html

Check out this except from 'The Four Zoas' -

eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem169.html

[Mitch]

A lesson on love from Blake for your friend Love equates to pain most often - a wise lesson!

William Blake (1757-1827)

The Clod and the Pebble

"Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair."


So sung a little Clod of Clay
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a Pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:


Love seeketh only self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite."

[michele cryer]

Awww..Mitch, that poem was so cute...sad, but cute...and yes it does sum it up quite nicely...

Thank you for the other links which I will pass onto him too..