The term TYGER! TYGER! POET refers to the English poet and artist William BLAKE (BLAKE). He is best known for his collection of poems entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience, which includes the famous poem 'The Tyger'. This poem is a meditation on the power and mystery of creation, and its opening line is 'Tyger! Tyger! burning bright'. BLAKE was a major figure in the Romantic Movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and his work has had a lasting influence on literature and art.