A Rhyme A Dozen - Birds: 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

Written by John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and 8 more

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe and William Dufris

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

01 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Birds - An Introduction

02 - Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats

03 - To a Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley

04 - The First Swallow by Charlotte Smith

05 - The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson

06 - The Peacock's Eye by Gerald Manley Hopkins

07 - Cuckoo Song by Rudyard Kipling

08 - The Pelican Chorus by Edward Lear

09 - The Kingfisher by W H Davis

10 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy

11 - The Owl by Alfred Lord Tennyson

12 - The Nightingale Has a Lyre of Gold by Wiliam Ernest Henley

13 - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Copyright Group
• Release date: Jan 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781803549095

John Keats

John Keats was born in London in 1795. He and his siblings were orphaned at a young age - his father died in a riding accident in 1804 and his mother died six years later. Keats then left Enfield school to train as an apothecary and a surgeon but he was to leave his profession to dedicate his time to poetry. His first volume, Poems, was published in 1817 and only two more volumes, in 1818 and 1820, were published during his lifetime. In 1818 he fell in love with his neighbour Fanny Brawne, but he broke off their engagement due to his increasing ill health and lack of funds. In 1820 he moved to Italy where he died a year later of tuberculosis, the disease that claimed his mother and his brother Tom.