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Poetry is everywhere
We all know poetry, even though we might not be aware of it – as Sarah reveals.
  1. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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