Between blotch and blok

Well, now we know. To write poetry, illicit (or otherwise) drugs are necessary... The Poet Laureate relies on metre and malady

So, the tea-swilling ravens are in good company, with Dr Johnson also imbibing. Query: is there a link between tea and pedantry?

The manufacturer's comment had us rolling on the floor:

"Lemsip is not addictive. It is fair to say that it doesn't cause poetry in most people."