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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  4. The Black Flamingo
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    The Black Flamingo
  5. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
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  18. School Questions
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  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
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  20. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  21. Meeting the Wolf Queen
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  22. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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