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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.

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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.

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

Jan 111 min read

Mental Health Poems for Students

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

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Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!

Dec 30, 20241 min read

Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!

Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year everybody!

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Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Oct 6, 20242 min read

Mental Health Poems for Students

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024

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

Jun 13, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

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

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

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

Jun 3, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

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.

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

Sep 10, 20231 min read

School Poems for Kids

"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...

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

Feb 22, 20231 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

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.

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

Dec 12, 20221 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

"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...

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The Slow Superhero

Feb 2, 20221 min read

Illustrations & Illustrators

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...

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

Feb 1, 20222 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

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...

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Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Oct 21, 20211 min read

Mental Health Poems for Students

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

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If I Could Give You The Moon by Ffion Jones

Oct 19, 20211 min read

Illustrations & Illustrators

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...

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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.'

Oct 7, 20213 min read

Mental Health Poems for Students

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...

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Poetry For Good: A poetry competition celebrating Key Workers

Jun 12, 20211 min read

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...

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