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Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
The Scottish Makar reads one of her poems at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  2. Reading
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    Reading
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    Childhood
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    Writing Books for her Daughter
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  6. The Characters
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    The Characters
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  7. Playing Instruments
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  8. Q&A
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    Q&A
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  9. We hope you're sitting down
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    "...and then they all booed me."
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