"'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.
1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Unrequited Love - An Introduction
2 - Because I Liked You by A E Housman
3 - Sonnet 87 - Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear For My Possessing by William Shakespeare
4 - No One So Much As You by Edward Thomas
5 - No Platonic Love by William Cartwright
6 - Sonnets On Miss Savage by Samuel Butler
7 - I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart by Sir John Suckling
8 - Heart We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson
9 - The Spring by Thomas Carew
10 - The Forsaken Lover Consoleth Himself With Rememberance of Past Happiness by Sir Thomas Wyatt
11 - The Given Heart by Abraham Cowley
12 - Longing by Matthew Arnold
13 - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe"
"The Caroline era was dominated by the growing religious, political and social conflict between the King and his supporters; the Royalists and it's Puritan opposition; the Roundheads.In contrast to the wars raging across Europe at the time, the Caroline period in Britain was an uneasy peace, as a dark shadow of civil conflict between King and Parliament worsened toward the latter part of Charles’ reign.Whilst Theatre unquestionably fell from its glittering peak achievements of William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, in Poetry the standard was perhaps only just shy of this bar.This Caroline period saw the flourishing of the Cavalier poets including Thomas Carew, Richard Lovelace and Sir John Suckling and the Metaphysical poets including George Herbert, Henry Vaughan and Katherine Phillip. These movements had also given birth to the talents of the masterful John Donne, as well as lyrically satisfying artists like Robert Herrick. To this heady, yet eclectic mix we can add the early work of John Milton.In this volume we demonstrate that these poets, quite rightly, make the Caroline Age one of the glories of poetry."
"LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Wish by Abraham Cowley. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 24, 2013.
Abraham Cowley (/?ku?li/) was a leading English poet in the 16th century. (Summary by David Lawrence)"
