18. "Tyrants and Bullies Will Ultimately Be Grounded". Tim Butcher reads ‘Ozymandias‘ by Shelley

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Tim Butcher about ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

They discuss:

• Tyrants of the world and bullies in normal life
• How Shelley wrote the poem
• Tim Butcher gives his takes on the lines that speak to him the most.
• The power of poetry and how "some refrains come back to you".
• Tyrants' attitudes (and all of our attitudes) towards mortality in life
• Hubris

Discover poetry through the heart of another…

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