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No Breathing in Class
Michael Rosen reads his poem No Breathing in Class.
  1. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  21. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  22. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  23. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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