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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.
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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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Inspirational Poems for Children
Inspirational poems for kids and young people. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3


Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem
Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Mark Bird
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Brain Moses does it again... an inspiring force for many new poets ... KS1 Poetry
Did Brian Moses just include me in the sentence, "A fine selection of poems for early years from some of our finest children's poets." I...

Mark Bird
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Sparks That Lit Up Question Marks, Ideas In Human Heads - A Poem About Inventions
Click HERE for the poem or HERE for poetry lesson ideas. 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 poems were worth something to somebody. One day, I found myself looking around me, at every object and every thing that had led to that object to being something. I marvelled at the fact that I couldn't see much that wouldn't exist unless someone had thought of the idea or inventio

Mark Bird
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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Burst Bubbles - Poem for my Year 6s who lost their final week of primary school
So, at this time of year, my poem The Full Stop Day takes off as teachers get ready to say goodbye to their classes and children prepare...

Mark Bird
Jun 30, 20212 min read
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DreambeastPoems: New Illustrations by Chris White
Sometimes the world wide web can be such a playground of positivity, shining so bright, that the negativity that snaps from our screens...

Mark Bird
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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Expressing Gratitude: How To Write a Thank a Teacher Poem for Kids
Expressing Gratitude: How To Write a Thank a Teacher Poem for Kids

Mark Bird
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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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...

Mark Bird
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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National Thank a Teacher Day ... #HowWillYouSayThankYou
Thank A Teacher: Ripples The future of the world is in your class today So teacher do be proud and trust in what you say For every word...

Mark Bird
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Oh To Be A Bird
I was sunbathing in the back garden, pointing my camera aimlessly at the delicious blue sky when this little fella came a-soaring.......

Mark Bird
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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Colours I've Been: A Metaphor Poem About Colours... Gloriously subjective
Two different poems exploring colours as #metaphors. What colours have you been at different stages of your life? What does a colour do...

Mark Bird
May 15, 20212 min read
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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....

Mark Bird
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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Young Spring Poem - bring on the sunshine, but don't send me to bed early
'Young Spring' How I used to hate being sent to bed in spring & summer for being naughty; that light that peeked through the #seams in...

Mark Bird
Apr 7, 20211 min read
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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.

Mark Bird
Mar 12, 20214 min read
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Thinking by Walter D Wintle ... A Legendary Poem
Thinking by Walter D Wintle ... A Legendary Poem

Mark Bird
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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