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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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  7. A novel in verse
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  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
    01:45
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  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
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  12. Wishes
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  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
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  14. My Heart
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  15. The importance of libraries
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  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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  18. What's Sputnik up to?
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  20. Questions from schools
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  21. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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