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Joyful Poetry
Michael Rosen talks about poetry being fun.
  1. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  20. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  21. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  22. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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