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

‘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