'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 - Ballads - An Introduction

2 - The Ballad of Agincourt by Michael Drayton

3 - Ballad of the Three Spectres by Ivor Gurney

4 - The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly by James Joyce

5 - The Ballad Which Anne Askew Made and Sang When She Was in Newgate by Anne Askew

6 - The Water Ballad by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

7 - The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

8 - Ballade of An Omnibus by Amy Levy

9 - La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats

10 - John Barleycorn, A Ballad by Robert Burns

11 - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

12 - A Ballad of Hell by John Davidson

13 - A Ballad of Death by Algernon Charles Swinburne