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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  9. Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
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    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
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  13. A question from Blake
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  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
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  16. Using Scotland as a setting
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  18. Dealing with Racists
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    03:35
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  20. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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