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Mark Bird

Children's Poet

DreamBeastPoems@yahoo.com

Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers

Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers! I believe that poetry is a wonderful way to inspire creativity and imagination in young minds. My poetry blog for kids features a variety of poems, from silly and fun to thought-provoking and meaningful. I hope you enjoy reading and sharing these poems with your students and children.

UPDATE: Many of my poetry blog posts now include Creative Writing, Drama and Poetry Lessons for teachers featuring creative writing and poetry worksheets.

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Childhood Poems

Poems about youth and childhoods for kids. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Sep 15, 20221 min read

A Trilogy of Poems about working in Nursery for the first time

A Trilogy of Poems about working in Nursery for the first time

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Sep 12, 20223 min read

Lost 10p - a poem about powerful childhood moments

Lost 10p - a poem about powerful childhood moments

Lost 10p - a poem about powerful childhood moments

After the wonderful response I got from posting my poem Ode To Uttoxeter I was inspired to write a new poem about my childhood and...

Sep 7, 20221 min read

Ode To Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood

Ode To Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood

Ode To Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Sep 3, 20221 min read

My Poetry Teachers - a poem dedicated to the brilliant poets and poems who inspired my journey.

My Poetry Teachers - a poem dedicated to the brilliant poets and poems who inspired my journey.

My Poetry Teachers - a poem dedicated to the brilliant poets and poems who inspired my journey.

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship

Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship

Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship

This friendship poem for kids, about remembering the innocence of childhood from my 1970's playground days at Tynsel Parkes Primary...

Inspirational Poems for Children

May 12, 20222 min read

Ten Year Old Love - a poem about young love

Ten Year Old Love - a poem about young love

Ten Year Old Love - a poem about young 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...

Apr 28, 20221 min read

My First Kiss - a funny poem for kids about primary school memories

My First Kiss - a funny poem for kids about primary school memories

My First Kiss - a funny poem for kids about primary school memories

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Apr 22, 20221 min read

Mother Said - a poem about the power of a mother's words

Mother Said - a poem about the power of a mother's words

Mother Said - a poem about the power of a mother's words

Another Mother poem. Once in my teenage years, from the living room window, me and Mum were staring out at the army of beaten council...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Mar 25, 20221 min read

M.O.T.H.E.R. A Kind of Acrostic, Mother Acronym Poem for Mothers' Day

M.O.T.H.E.R. A Kind of Acrostic, Mother Acronym Poem for Mothers' Day

M.O.T.H.E.R. A Kind of Acrostic, Mother Acronym Poem for Mothers' Day

M.O.T.H.E.R. A Kind of Acrostic, Mother Acronym Poem for Mothers' Day

Mar 12, 20222 min read

Valentine's Poems for kids

Valentine's Poems for kids

Valentine's Poems for kids

If you've read anything on here before, you'll know Brian Moses is a bit if a hero for me. Not only did I begin my teaching career...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Feb 2, 20221 min read

I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic

I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic

I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic

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

Inspirational Poems for Children

Feb 1, 20222 min read

Rolling In Time

Rolling In Time

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Oct 2, 20211 min read

Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 including my poem: The Full Stop Day 😪

Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 including my poem: The Full Stop Day 😪

Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 including my poem: The Full Stop Day 😪

💡The Full Stop Day: All New and Free Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources for 2025. Click here! I am a teacher and children's author....

Leavers Poems for Kids

Apr 14, 20212 min read

Dreambeast Dream Poem For Kids - Your your beast of a dream is dying to get out!

Dreambeast Dream Poem For Kids - Your your beast of a dream is dying to get out!

Dreambeast Dream Poem For Kids - Your your beast of a dream is dying to get out!

Dreambeast by Mark Bird explores the powerful, untamed nature of our dreams and the importance of nurturing them.

Mar 12, 20214 min read

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