Poems vs Songs of innocence and of experience: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems

Poems Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 918 pages · ≈ 17 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Songs of innocence and of experience

Songs of innocence and of experience William Blake · 1794 ★★★★☆ 4.1 79 pages · ≈ 1 h 28 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Songs of innocence and of experience higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 53224 votes.
Songs of innocence and of experience is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 17 for Poems.

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