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Ian Duhig
B. 1954
I do mock literature and take it seriously at the same time, but anyone who is passionately attached to a football team will have similar mixed feelings - Ian Duhig
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Michael Rosen
B. 1946
What happens with me is quite often I start with a memory, mix it with observations of people I know and then mix in a bit of 'What if...?' - Michael Rosen
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Wild nights – Wild nights!
Read by Mary Jo Salter
The Mighty Dead
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Read by Andrew Motion
The Mighty Dead
A Red, Red Rose
Read by Jim Carruth
by Robert Burns
The Mighty Dead
I never lost as much as twice
Read by Mary Jo Salter