At worst, they are simply the contorted, inevitable similarities one arrives at when one forces two works of art into one mold of interpretation. The truth, as in most cases involving extreme possibilities, is probably hovering somewhere in between. If the relationship to one another is tenuous, then their relationship with the Old Testament prophets is downright doubtful. Blake and Ginsberg both have a healthy respect and reverence for the biblical prophets, but they see the difference between the prophet and the poet as essentially non-existent. The true poet is a prophet, creating an utterance which serves a rejuvenating purpose in the lives of the people by giving them a new vision of their existence, a new direction.
Poetic knowledge is prophetic, Eternal knowledge set to the music of words.
In art as in life, there are no conclusions to be drawn, only realizations to be made. Works Consulted Allen, Donald M., ed. 1968 Bertholf, Robert J., Levitt, Annette S., eds. William Blake and the Moderns. State University of N.Y. Press, 1982.