Read by Ghizela Rowe & Richard Mitchley (Unabridged: 16mins)

Featuring poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, William Shakespeare, Henry David Thoreau, Vachel Lindsay & 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 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Summer - An Introduction

2 - Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare

3 - Summer Sun by Robert Louis Stevenson

4 - The Summer Rain by Henry David Thoreau

5 - Summer Song by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

6 - A Summer Evening Churchyard by Percy Bsysshe Shelley

7 - An Indian Summer Day on the Prairie by Vachel Lindsay

8 - A Summer Night by George William Russell

9 - Summer in the South by Paul Laurence Dunbar

10 - Summer by Kahlil Gibran

11 - Summer by Christina Rossetti

12 - Sonnet 13 -  Summer Fruit by Rainer Maria Rilke

13 - Tis the Last Rose of Summer by Thomas Moore