''Blake'' is a monologue by

Elliott Hayes Elliott Hayes (June 22, 1956 – February 28, 1994) was an aspiring Canadian playwright when he was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. Elliott Hayes was born in Stratford, Ontario to a theatrical family. He was the grandson of class ...

. It is based on the life of the English poet

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

and infused with poetry from Blake's ''

Songs of Innocence and Experience ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases: a few first copies were printed and illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he bound these poems with a ...

''. Performances include: * The Writers' Theater (1996) * The 1983

Stratford Festival of Canada The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...

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