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    Ten Year Old Love
    Mark Bird
    • Apr 28
    • 1 min

    Ten Year Old Love

    I've been teaching for thirty years ... and one theme is eternal: LOVE! I often end up teaching Year 6. To see them toe-dipping into an...
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    My First Kiss
    Mark Bird
    • Apr 22
    • 1 min

    My First Kiss

    I love Alan Carr and he made me laugh out loud with his joke on Interior Design Masters about his first kiss; it reminded my of my own...
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    M.O.T.H.E.R. A Poem for Mothers' Day
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 12
    • 1 min

    M.O.T.H.E.R. A Poem for Mothers' Day

    I've always wanted to write a poem dedicated to my mum. So I finally did. But it's also for all mothers everywhere who do the best (and...
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    The Slow Superhero
    Mark Bird
    • Feb 2
    • 1 min

    The Slow Superhero

    Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Slow Superhero, written by Sarah Surgey and illustrated by Sayani...
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    I Didn't Dare Go
    Mark Bird
    • Feb 1
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Urge To Blurt!
    Mark Bird
    • Jan 22
    • 2 min

    Urge To Blurt!

    I was sitting with my class in assembly the other day and I suddenly got the primal urge to blurt something highly inappropriate out. If...
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    Gross George
    Mark Bird
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gross George

    Thank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advanced copy of "Gross George," written by Chris Gamble and illustrated by Chris White....
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    Em Norry - Author Visit
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Em Norry - Author Visit

    Throughout my 26 years of being a teacher, I've been lucky to have experienced many wonderful author visits. As part of our topic on...
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    Lie Out Loud
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Lie Out Loud

    I'm not sure where these words and sentiments came from tonight... somwhere deep inside I suppose. It's definitely inspired by moments in...
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    Chains: A Poem About The Power of a Teacher
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Chains: A Poem About The Power of a Teacher

    So after sharing my poem, "The Colours I've Been" using colours as metaphors to share the stages of a glorious life, I reflected on my...
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    Rolling In Time
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rolling In Time

    A simple poem about the joy of #childhood and how children have that innate talent to live in the the day, the hour, the minute, the...
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    Halloween Date From Hell to be published as a picture book 2022
    Mark Bird
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Halloween Date From Hell to be published as a picture book 2022

    I am extremely excited to announce that Ventorros Press will be publishing my poem Halloween Date From Hell in 2022. The brilliant Chris...
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    Welcome aboard The Dirigible Balloon
    Mark Bird
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Welcome aboard The Dirigible Balloon

    Take a flight aboard The Dirigible Balloon! The Dirigible Balloon is a new webzine featuring poetry written for children by both new and...
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    If I Were Me
    Mark Bird
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    If I Were Me

    It's wonderful to see your poems used, but when a charity is using them for a good cause, that is #proud with bells on. I love these hand...
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    Ghost Children: How many young minds have you inspired?
    Mark Bird
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ghost Children: How many young minds have you inspired?

    As a teacher, you always wonder what became of the hundreds, if not thousands, of children you once taught. Classrooms can be strangely...
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    The Full Stop Day
    Mark Bird
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Full Stop Day

    It was 2007. I'd left teaching after the often thankless task of being a Deputy Head in London to go and live abroad, first Buenos Aires...
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    Poetry For Good: A poetry competition celebrating Key Workers
    Mark Bird
    • Jun 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Poetry For Good: A poetry competition celebrating Key Workers

    I feel blessed to have my poem "Schoolsick" long listed in the https://www.poetryforgood.org.uk/ competition aimed at celebrating the...
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    Colours... Gloriously subjective
    Mark Bird
    • May 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Colours... Gloriously subjective

    #Colours explored through poetry is a word war waiting to happen ... Recently, I've written one poem inspired by colours and I've edited...
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    Batman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and Art
    Mark Bird
    • May 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Batman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and Art

    I used to the love Batman when I was a kid - the original TV series I mean. They'd play the repeats on a 70s Saturday morning - once the...
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    "Silent Conversations" - a poem by Coral Rumble
    Mark Bird
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    "Silent Conversations" - a poem by Coral Rumble

    For me, this is a 'Hit-the-nail-on-the-head' poem. Great poets do that snapshot-nailing-thing so well. For me, poetry does that like no...
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