Mark Bird
A Bag Called Me read by Charles
Today, something very special happened: a mum emailed me to tell me that her 8 year old son had discovered my website and loves my poems....
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Mark Bird
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
My Old Dog's Eyes
I was never a dog person but when I moved far away from friends and family in the U.K. to Buenos Aires in 2007 with my partner, I felt so...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 27
- 1 min
"In The Right Lane" by Stephanie Henson
First, I want to say thank you to Stephanie Henson for sending me a copy of her new poetry anthology for children called, "In The Right...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 23
- 1 min
Lifes's An Utcheter Flutter
Uttoxeter was instrumental in helping a small boy from yesterday, now an old man of today, realise that life is a mayfly flutter ... “You...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 1
- 1 min
Mark Bird (aka Dreambeastpoems) interviewed on the BBC
It was great to be interviewed on BBC Radio London last night about my debut picture book, "Halloween Date From Hell." I was nervous but...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 25
- 1 min
"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird
As the witching hour approaches, I thought it was time to read my new Halloween book to you all. Find out what happens when a wickedly,...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 19
- 1 min
🎃 Win a copy of my new book: Halloween Date From Hell 🧟♂️ 🧙♀️
Hello everybody, I have copies of my new book to giveaway! The story tells us of wicked witch who needs a date for Halloween. Eventually,...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 12
- 1 min
Halloween Date From Hell by Mark Bird and Chris White
I've waited all my life for my first book to be released. The journey to get here has involved every single human emotion in existence...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 1
- 1 min
An Owed Ode to Saturday
Saturday has always had the privilege of blessing us with good times, funshine and a whole heap of hope. I bet many of your best...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Don't Be Such A Silly Batch!
After posting my poem, LIfe's a Loaf on Twitter last night, I had a very punny exchange with the brilliant poet and illustrator Colin...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Life's a Loaf
Who knew I 'kneaded' to create a bread metaphor poem about growing old. Life’s a Loaf When you’re old and stale And yellowy pale When...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 24
- 1 min
"Uttoxeter is ..." - a poem
Uttoxeter was and is a wild and wonderful place. It was my childhood playground. It deserves a poem to call its own. Uttoxeter...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 22
- 1 min
The Cemetery
I was born at the cemetery in Uttoxeter in 1970. My Nan and Granddad were the custodians back then. My aunty and sister were born there...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 15
- 1 min
The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter
We all have that place, that only we know. The Old Rec. in Uttoxeter was that place for so many of us from town where we learned how to...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Getting Shirty: A poem of puns, idioms, personification and wordplay
I love teaching figurative language: #puns, #idioms #personification and general #wordplay. How many different types of...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 12
- 3 min
A Trilogy of Poems about working in Nursery for the first time
So, I was trained as a Key Stage 2 teacher (7 to11) at Edge Hill University over thirty years ago: in those days you had to choose...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 12
- 1 min
New Paperbound Magazine Edition on the theme of Magic
I'm very proud to have my poem, "Seasoned Magicians" featured in the brilliant, 2nd anniversary edition of Paperbound Magazine. The...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 3
- 1 min
Ode To Uttoxeter
A poem that revisits a childhood in Uttoxeter - no more, no less. Ode To Uttoxeter I remember that day back then when we first found...
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Mark Bird
- Aug 1
- 3 min
My Poetry Teachers - a new poem written to celebrate the launch of my new website.
So I thought ... what's the best way to celebrate the launch of my new website? The answer was simple! Write a poem dedicated to all of...
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