Read by Ghizela Rowe & Richard Mitchley (Unabridged: 15mins)

Featuring poems by Louisa May Alcott, John Keats, Hafiz, Victor Hugo & others.

‘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.

In this compilation - 

1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic.  The Rain - An Introduction

2 - A Rainy Day in April by Francis Ledwidge

3 - April Rain by Mathilde Blind

4 - The Summer Rain by Henry David Thoreau

5 - Rain Music by Joseph Semon Cotter

6 - The Rainy Season by Mirabai

7 - The Rainy Day by Tagore

8 - Rainy Midnight by Ivor Gurney

9 - All Day It Has Rained by Alun Lewis

10 - Spring Rain by Sara Teasdale

11 - Rain by Edward Thomas

12 - Bells in the Rain by Elinor Wylie

13 - Rain on a Grave by Thomas Hardy