S5 Ep52: Michael Rosen, poet and author

In this final episode of the season, recorded in February 2023, I'm joined by the beloved poet and author Michael Rosen. Known equally for humorous children's verse and his poetry and prose for adults, Michael's books for kids include We're Going on a Bear Hunt , Chocolate Cake , Michael Rosen's Sad Book and Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots . He's also written a number of more grown-up books, including Many Different Kinds of Love and the memoir Getting Better , about healing and recovery. In recent years he's written and spoken about his experience of spending seven weeks in intensive care with Covid-19, at the peak of the pandemic. In this conversation, we talk about how writing can help us after trauma; how performing poetry for children shaped his work; and how plain, understated language can express great emotion. Browse Michael's books in the In Writing bookshop: Visit his YouTube channel for kids: Watch the short film Many Different Kinds of Love : Listen to Word of Mouth , hosted by Michael, on BBC Radio 4:

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S5 Ep52: Michael Rosen, poet and author is an episode from In Writing with Hattie Crisell.

This episode is 69:55 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2023.

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