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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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Mental Health Poems for Students

Mental Health Poems for kids, students and schools to inspire reflection and belief. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.

New Year Resolution Poem for kids and adults - Be More You. New Year Poem.

New Year Resolution Poem for kids and adults - Be More You. New Year Poem.

New Year Resolution Poem for kids and adults - Be More You. New Year Poem.

New Year Resolution Poem for kids and adults - Be More You. New Year Poem.

Dec 29, 20251 min read

A young footballer dreaming of goals

A young footballer dreaming of goals

Football Poem For Kids: Substitute Me. There's a substitute in us all

Football Poem For Kids: Substitute Me. There's a substitute in all of us

Football Poems for Kids

Oct 16, 20252 min read

A girls looking at herself in the mirror

A girls looking at herself in the mirror

Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry

Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry

Mental Health Poems for Students

Feb 24, 20254 min read

I Am The Label - a poem about labels and the challenge of removing them

I Am The Label - a poem about labels and the challenge of removing them

I Am The Label - a poem about labels and the challenge of removing them

I Am The Label - a poem about labels and the challenge of removing them

Mental Health Poems for Students

Jan 11, 20251 min read

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024

Mental Health Poems for Students

Oct 6, 20242 min read

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids & Teachers about Finding Yourself

Positive Poems for Kids & Students

Jun 13, 20241 min read

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Sharing Shoes: An empathy day poem for kids about walking a mile in someone else's shoes.

Positive Poems for Kids & Students

Jun 3, 20241 min read

"Going Back." A school poem for kids about the reality of going back to school for a few children.

"Going Back." A school poem for kids about the reality of going back to school for a few children.

"Going Back." A school poem for kids about the reality of going back to school for a few children.

For a few children, school is home and home is school. This poem for kids about going back to school explores those two contrasting...

School Poems for Kids

Sep 10, 20231 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 & Students

Feb 22, 20232 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 inspired by a mundane activity; I was pulling clothes from the tumble dryer and turning them outside in. What if we were made inside out: how would people see us then? They Should Have Made Me Inside Out My face is plain My eyes are wrong My brain is big My heart is strong Thy should have made me inside out My hair’s not cool My clothes are che

Inspirational Poems for Children

Dec 12, 20221 min read

The Slow Superhero

The Slow Superhero

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...

Illustrations & Illustrators

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 guffawing, the next I was rediscovering long forgotten corners of consciousness. As he read his final poem, "Suitcases and Muddy Parks," I held back the tears. That poem lit up my childhood receptors like a 70's pinball machine. I left with wonder sparked and portals to past emotions blown wide open. Back at home, I couldn't stop thinking about Lem

Inspirational Poems for Children

Feb 1, 20222 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

If I Could Give You The Moon by Ffion Jones

If I Could Give You The Moon by Ffion Jones

If I Could Give You The Moon by Ffion Jones

I was lucky enough to see an advance copy of the magical and affecting "I Give You The Moon" by author Ffion Jones with joyous...

Illustrations & Illustrators

Oct 19, 20211 min read

When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now. A Poem about Choice and Voice for Children's Mental Health Week: 'I Did Not Choose.'

When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now. A Poem about Choice and Voice for Children's Mental Health Week: 'I Did Not Choose.'

When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now. A Poem about Choice and Voice for Children's Mental Health Week: 'I Did Not Choose.'

Just want the poem? Click here Wow. Wow. Wow. After teaching for 26 years, lessons like this don't come around too often. Today, I am a...

Mental Health Poems for Students

Oct 7, 20213 min read

Poetry For Good: A poetry competition celebrating Key Workers

Poetry For Good: A poetry competition celebrating Key Workers

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...

Jun 12, 20211 min read

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