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    Becky Bond
    Mark Bird
    • May 12
    • 2 min

    Becky Bond

    A poem about remembering the innocence of childhood from my 1970's playground days at Tynsel Parkes Primary School in Uttoxeter. How...
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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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    Mother Said
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 25
    • 1 min

    Mother Said

    Once in my teenage years, from the living room window, me and Mum were staring out at the army of beaten council house terraces that...
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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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    Chicken Licken's Chicken Shop
    Mark Bird
    • Feb 25
    • 1 min

    Chicken Licken's Chicken Shop

    I think my favourite moments of inspiration are when nonsense and reality collide. #WorldBookDay Updated version 1.3.22 : Inspired by...
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    Valentine Poems
    Mark Bird
    • Feb 2
    • 1 min

    Valentine Poems

    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...
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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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    Be More You (A New Year's Resolution)
    Mark Bird
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
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    The Book Wars. Who would be victorious?
    Mark Bird
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Book Wars. Who would be victorious?

    I haven't blogged for over two weeks; schools are becoming crazy places to work again and I've been kept very busy. Anyway, my...
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    Yesterday's Forever Dog
    Mark Bird
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Yesterday's Forever Dog

    After the saddest day of my life, losing my beloved Golden Retriever, Blondie - I had to write something as a tribute to her, however...
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    My Old Dog's Eyes
    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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    "Miseducate" A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers
    Mark Bird
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    "Miseducate" A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers

    Realising it has been two weeks since I have written a poem, and with my mind gone blank, I delved into my endless ideas-bank going back...
    31 views1 comment
    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...
    77 views0 comments
    SkeleTom Cat
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    SkeleTom Cat

    A sad poem about a tom and queen cat who once found love under the old garden tree. They vowed to rekindle their love in heaven, So what...
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    Dracupuss and Frankenmouse
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Dracupuss and Frankenmouse

    I'm so proud that my #Halloween poem, Halloween Date From Hell is going to published as a picture book by #VentorrosPress in 2022. It...
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    You're Nothing Without Me
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    You're Nothing Without Me

    Since I was a child, I would personify everything: I'd feel sorry for the faded pants that wouldn't be packed for holidays in Spain; for...
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    When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now.
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    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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    BREADALBANE ACADEMY: P7 POETRY BLOG
    Mark Bird
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    BREADALBANE ACADEMY: P7 POETRY BLOG

    After writing a new poem, "I Did Not Choose" for #NationalPoetryDay last week, I was overjoyed when a day later, a teacher from Scotland...
    60 views0 comments
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