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Textured Tiger by Steve Wilson (Creative Commons)

The Tiger by William Blake may be the most popular poem in English. This is because editors have put it in more poetry collections than any other English poem. Blake was a graphic artist and a genius with words. His poems were original, visionary, and wide ranging.
This poem beats with a powerful rhythm, like the heart of a wild beast. The animal reflects our whole world of experience. It's a violent and dangerous world that fr...