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Joyful Poetry
Michael Rosen talks about poetry being fun.
  1. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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