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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  13. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  16. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  19. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  20. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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