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Mark Bird

Children's Poet & Teacher

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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KS3 Poems and Poetry Teaching Ideas

KS3 Poems and Poetry Teaching Ideas. Key Stage 3 poems.

Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...

Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...

Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...

'Swapping Shoes' an empathy day poem made into a song. A great for empathy day resource.

Positive Poems for Kids

Jun 5, 20241 min read

'Poems for Kidd' A mistype led you here but you're in the right place.

'Poems for Kidd' A mistype led you here but you're in the right place.

'Poems for Kidd' A mistype led you here but you're in the right place.

'Poems for Kidd!' A mistype led you here but if you want poems for kids, you're in the right place.

Inspiring Poems For Kids

May 22, 20241 min read

If I Were A Logo: a logo poem exploring how you might brand yourself.

Quite a few of my poems are inspired by poetry prompts on social media. Last night's prompt was #logo. I tried to write a logo poem...

May 15, 20241 min read

A shelf of books with the title: All The World's a Book

A shelf of books with the title: All The World's a Book

All The World’s A Book: A World Book Day Poem. Be Your Own Book!

All The World’s A Book: A World Book Day Poem

Sonnet Poems for Kids

Mar 1, 20232 min read

A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.

A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.

A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.

A positive poem for kids about telling someone when they're good. No ifs, no buts.

Positive Poems for Kids

Feb 22, 20231 min read

"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood

"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood

"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood

This has happened to most of us at some time or another. But try to remember when that childhood friendship was your entire world and...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Jan 7, 20231 min read

"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside

"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside

"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside

Some poems just fall into your head. This was one of those poems: "They Should Have Made Me Inside Out." It began as a random thought...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Dec 12, 20221 min read

An Owed Ode to Saturday poem

An Owed Ode to Saturday poem

An Owed Ode to Saturday poem

Saturday has always had the privilege of blessing us with good times, funshine and a whole heap of hope. I bet many of your best...

Internal Rhyme Poetry

Oct 1, 20222 min read

Don't Be Such A Silly Batch! A Poem About Bread.

Don't Be Such A Silly Batch! A Poem About Bread.

Don't Be Such A Silly Batch! A Poem About Bread.

After posting my poem, Life's a Loaf on Twitter last night, I had a very punny exchange with the brilliant poet and illustrator Colin...

Pun Poems for Kids

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Life's a Loaf: a metaphor poem about bread and growing old

Life's a Loaf: a metaphor poem about bread and growing old

Life's a Loaf: a metaphor poem about bread and growing old

Who knew I 'kneaded' to create a bread metaphor poem about growing old. Life’s a Loaf When you’re old and stale And yellowy pale When...

Personification Poems for Students

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Getting Shirty: A poem of puns, idioms, personification and wordplay

Getting Shirty: A poem of puns, idioms, personification and wordplay

Getting Shirty: A poem of puns, idioms, personification and wordplay

I love teaching figurative language: puns, idioms, personification and general #wordplay which are so much fun to explore through poems....

Pun Poems for Kids

Sep 13, 20221 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

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

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

Phantom Regret by Jim

Phantom Regret by Jim

Phantom Regret by Jim

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....

Phantom Regret by Jim

Jan 25, 20222 min read

My Old Dog's Eyes: an old dog poem about my beautiful, ageing, dog.

My Old Dog's Eyes: an old dog poem about my beautiful, ageing, dog.

My Old Dog's Eyes: an old dog poem about my beautiful, ageing, dog.

My Old Dog's Eyes: an old dog poem about my beautiful, ageing, dog.

Inspirational Poems for Children

Nov 5, 20212 min read

Stranded on a Kitchen Island - an observational poem about, yes you've guessed it, kitchen islands

Stranded on a Kitchen Island - an observational poem about, yes you've guessed it, kitchen islands

Stranded on a Kitchen Island - an observational poem about, yes you've guessed it, kitchen islands

Alone, last night; my partner (who is definitely not grey) away visiting parents in Southport, I wrote something observational rather...

Observational Poetry for Kids

Oct 22, 20211 min read

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Mental Health Poems for Students

Oct 21, 20211 min read

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