The Alchemy of Poetry; More on Roman Roads; and Bede conjures up devilish imaginings

Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋‍♀️Dear friendsI look forward to taking you to Cornwall tomorrow for some time by the sea, some visits to local churches, and an opportunity to do not much but read and rest, after a long slog of a few months in Dorset and London.  If you pop by or if you join me most days, thank you.  I would be so pleased if you had half a moment to write a nice review and give a generous rating.  I know this is a modest affair of a podcast, but I give it my heart and enjoy very much my interactions with listeners who feel like friends, sharing similar interests in the curiosities of life.  Thank you, and if you also felt able to pay a small subscription, even for short periods of time, that would be so kind.  This podcast will always be ad-free, amateur and just one level, so it does mean extra support if you can afford it enables me to lead a life where I’m able to give a daily podcast the time it needs.  Thank you to my lovely current subscribers.  I will be doing another small giveaway soon.  Best wishes all 🌷🙋‍♀️☀️ Support the showGretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached nearly 80,000 downloads.  Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed.  Dip in and out, choosing an episode based on the title information.  Whether you are interested in history, literature, poetry or one-to-one chatting, I try to give you something that will interest you.  This is a podcast for the curious, the kind and - possibly - the suffering or lonely.  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of this podcast.  Thank you Tom🙏 Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time;  the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free.Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth.  Let’s gather up the beautiful things and ponder them in our hearts.Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes.  I would be so grateful if you would spare the time to give me a kind review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😬☺️🥴Previous guests include  historian Tom Holland; Sir Richard Eyre; Actors Guy Henry and Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Author Nicola Cornick; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela...