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Hand on the Bridge
Michael Rosen reads his poem Hand on the Bridge.
  1. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. 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?
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  18. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  19. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  20. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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