What does Blake satirize in Holy Thursday in Songs of Experience Holy Thursday is one of the poems in William Blake's - collection titled Songs of Experience published in In this poem Blake satirizes the traditional religious observance of Holy Thursday which commemorates celebrates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ Blake's satire in Holy Thursday targets the social and economic disparities differences that exist in society particularly those affecting children The Poverty of Orphan Children Blake focuses on the misery and hunger of the children to criticize society's hypocrisy The emphasis on the children being reduced to misery and fed with cold and usurous hand highlights Blake's concern for the plight of the poor He reveals the exploitation the children face in the name of religious and societal norms Is this a holy thing to see In a rich and fruitful land Babes reduced to misery Fed with cold and