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Rime: Stories About Poetry

MJ Millington

Gather around as poet MJ Millington tells remarkable tales from the history of poetry. Wizard battles, time capsules, opium dreams, prophecies, witches and wombats—you name it, there’s a poem about it, and a good story to go with it.

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In 1724 Margaret Dickson was sentenced to death for alleged infanticide, hanged from a gibbet in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, pronounced dead—and then woke up a few hours later complaining of a sore neck. She was scorned in street ballads and cheap ... more

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” Long before words like “affirmation” or “motivational” were commonplace, before “inspirational” became an industry, William Ernest Henley—who suffered lifelong illness, amputation, poverty, a... more

December 26th is known by many names, including “Wren Day.” Named after an ancient ritual known as Hunting the Wren, its roots lie in sun-worship and symbolic sacrifice; the death of the old year and the birth of the new. “The wren, the wren, the kin... more

Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was obsessed with wombats, as were his siblings and the members of the Pre-Raphaelite movement he founded. Top, the wombat Rossetti acquired in 1869, became legendary in their circle, inspiring poems and drawin... more

What would you include in a time capsule? Any favorite poems come to mind? They didn’t for the executives of Westinghouse, who created a time capsule for the 1939 World’s Fair that was meant to last 5000 years, but didn’t even include Shakespeare. Do... more

Time erodes all earthly power and its trappings; though that didn’t stop European countries in the early 19th century from racing to grab up Egypt’s fallen monuments, trying to claim ancient glories for their own. One misidentified fragment in partic... more

Big things can come from humble beginnings. That was the case for Jenny Joseph’s poem “Warning,” which began life as a throwaway, according to the poet. Yet it ended up its own industry, being the basis for a Broadway musical, a society with over 10,... more

Poems are the gateway to incredible stories here at the Rime podcast. You don’t even have to be interested in poetry itself to enjoy the stories that poet MJ Millington will be sharing, which are amazing true tales from the history of poetry. Of cour... more

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  • RIME ….. Poem: Half Hanged

    The voice of MJ Millington has an hypnotic quality which adds to the telling of this tale and keeps the listener wanting to hear more. LAMKSN

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    LAMKSN
    United States4 years ago
  • spellbinding and entertainment with a great combination of poerty and history, listen, enjoy, and learn

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    anonymous
    United States5 years ago
  • loved it

    spellbinding and entertainment with a great combination of poerty and history, listen, enjoy, and learn

    Audible
    5
    anonymous
    United States5 years ago

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