The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

Michael Rosen said poetry gave people another way to look at objects on show An Iron Age mirror found in a woman's grave in Dorset has become the subject of a poem by children's author Michael Rosen.

When author Michael Rosen lost his son, he found inspiration to write again in a poem by Raymond Carver. For more on reading and mental health, head to BBC Culture’s Textual Healing series.