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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  8. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
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