Writer, blogger, and journalist Mark Forsyth makes his Aye Write debut to talk about his latest book, Rhyme & Reason, a funny, charming guide to poetry (and people) for people who don’t usually read poetry.

In Mark’s other books, The Etymologicon, The Horologicon, and The Elements of Eloquence, he explores the English language and all the quirks that come with it. In Rhyme & Reason, he turns his attention to English poetry and all the reasons people once read it — for romance, for religion, and for the sheer fun of it.

Find out how radio killed the poetry star, how to have fun at a 17th century hanging, what Byron really thought of Keats, and how the greatest literary hoax in history started in Scotland and took the world by storm.

Part of Aye Write.