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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  13. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  18. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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