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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. 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. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  10. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  11. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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