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Mark Bird

I Didn't Dare Go

I went to see Lemn Sissay at The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith on Sunday. He was incredible; a total inspiration. One minute I was...

Mark Bird

Just a quick post... in case you haven't heard it yet. The internet is going wild for the final track on The Weeknd's new album Dawn F.M....

Mark Bird

Be More You (A New Year's Resolution)

Why change, when everything you have is all you need? #BeMoreYou Be More You (New Year’s Resolution) This New Year Choose honesty Choose...

Mark Bird

When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now.

Wow. Wow. Wow. After teaching for 26 years, lessons like this don't come around too often. Today, I am a proud teacher (and poet) but...

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Sparks That Lit Up Question Marks, Ideas In Human Heads - A Poem About Inventions

I was very proud to have this poem, Sparks, picked up and published by Gill Education, Ireland. It was the inception of believing that my...

Mark Bird

So What Have The Teachers Ever Done For Us ?

To celebrate, National Thank A Teacher Day I wrote a new poem about the power of a teacher... with a lot of inspiration from one of my...

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Letting Go - A poem about a balloon that doesn't fit in and a boy who stands out

I love writing using #personification so, so much. As a child, I would personify everything. I'd feel sorry for socks that didn't get...

Mark Bird

"Ripples" - an ode to teachers everywhere

Teachers are incredible. I suppose I'm biased because I am one! But, the power of an inspirational teacher and the belief they instil in...