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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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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.


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

Mark Bird
Oct 162 min read
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Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry
Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry

Mark Bird
Feb 244 min read
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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

Mark Bird
Jan 111 min read
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Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!
Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year everybody!

Mark Bird
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.
Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024

Mark Bird
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself
Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids & Teachers about Finding Yourself

Mark Bird
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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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.

Mark Bird
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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"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...

Mark Bird
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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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.

Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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"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...

Mark Bird
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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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...

Mark Bird
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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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...

Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students
Lie Out Loud - A Poem About Mental Health For Students

Mark Bird
Oct 21, 20211 min read
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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...

Mark Bird
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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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.'
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...

Mark Bird
Oct 7, 20213 min read
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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...

Mark Bird
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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