William Blake was born in London, England on November 28, 1757. He was sent to drawing school at age 10. He combined art, and poetry together. William wrote poems about nature, and the problems of modern life. He considered his art, and his poetry inseparable. In 1787 his brother, Robert died when William was just 30 years old. William Blake continued writing poems until he died at age 69 on August 12, 1827. William Blake married a woman named Catherine Boucher in 1782. The first poem he wrote was “Poetical Sketches” in 1783. The last poem he wrote was “For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise” in 1820. William set up a print shop with a friend James Parker in 1784. In 1800, Blake accepted an invitation from poet William Hayley to
