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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    Introducing Wain
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  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
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  14. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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  16. Favourite book
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  17. The main characters
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  18. Dealing with Racists
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    Dealing with Racists
  19. Hand on the Bridge
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  20. Wordplay
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