“We don’t so much think about reality, we think reality.” –Frank Faulk

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Joe and Mark talk to the accomplished radio documentary maker Frank Faulk about Mr. Joy and Woe himself, William Blake.

In this far-ranging and deep conversation we discover the impact that Blake’s poetry and thought had on Frank’s approach to his work, and, in fact, his life and personal philosophy.

They discuss the difference between Enlightenment thought and what the Romantics were all about, and the special place that Blake had between the two.

Blake made Frank aware of the idea that imagination and the capacity for creation is not a separate skill or ability, but something we all share. “In a way we’re all artists, we’re all creating our life from moment to moment,” Frank says.

This is not a conversation to be missed if you’re interested in the concepts of consciousness, reality and existence.

Frank also recites two of Blake’s poems, which are a lovely pair: The Lamb and The Tyger. You can follow along with these two Songs of Innocence and of Experience for free at Project Gutenberg.