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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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Wedding in Stobo Kirk - Valerie Gillies
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Cody Dancing - Valerie Gillies
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Louise Brooks - Tracey Herd
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Wild nights – Wild nights!
Read by Mary Jo Salter
Wild nights – Wild nights! - Emily Dickinson - Read by Mary Jo Salter
The Mighty Dead
The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd
Read by Andrew Motion
The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd - Walter Raleigh - Read by Andrew Motion
The Mighty Dead
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Read by Andrew Motion
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love - Christopher Marlowe - Read by Andrew Motion
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Hard Nails - George Elliott Clarke
The Mighty Dead
A Red, Red Rose
Read by Jim Carruth
by Robert Burns