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Book of the Week: Blake’s Jerusalem

Mark Vernon | Books

Mark Vernon presents an extract from the great epic poem

William Blake and the Mind-Forg’d Manacles

Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor

Tom Hodgkinson on why Albion’s bard is as relevant today as ever

William Blake in 42 Images with Mark Vernon

Literature

William Blake in 42 Images: The Life and Lessons of an English Visionary, with

Jarvis on How to Be Creative

Tom Hodgkinson | Idler Magazine

An extract from Tom Hodgkinson’s interview with Jarvis Cocker in Idler 85, out now

“Jarvis’s

Maya Angelou: Working From Bed

Alex Johnson | Idler Magazine

Alex Johnson salutes the idling MO of a literary giant (from Idler 85, out

Punk to Priest

Hugo Deadman | Idler Magazine

How Hugo Deadman went from punk singer to speechwriter to priest (extracted from Idler

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