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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.

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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Metaphors Poems for Kids

Poems for children and students which include metaphors. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.

A National Poetry Day Play Poem: 'Call Of Duty: Playtime'

A National Poetry Day Play Poem: 'Call Of Duty: Playtime'

A National Poetry Day Play Poem: 'Call Of Duty: Playtime'

A National Poetry Day Play Poem: 'Call Of Duty: Playtime'

Poems About Play

Sep 213 min read

A child playing with a cardboard box

A child playing with a cardboard box

*Imagination Not Included – When a Cardboard Box turns into the Universe: Poem About Toys for Kids

Imagination Not Included – How Writing Toy Poems Turns a Cardboard Box into the Universe: Poem About Toys for Kids

Metaphors Poems for Kids

May 72 min read

A Peach and Nectarine on two swings

A Peach and Nectarine on two swings

Taught Not To Tell: A Friendship Poem for Kids About Childhood and Prejudice

Taught Not To Tell: A Friendship Poem for Kids About Childhood and Prejudice

Friendship Poems For Kids

Apr 192 min read

C'est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry

C'est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry

C'est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry

C’est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry

Metaphors Poems for Kids

Mar 262 min read

What Is A Smile: a rondelet poem about smiles. How to write a rondelet.

What Is A Smile: a rondelet poem about smiles. How to write a rondelet.

What Is A Smile: a rondelet poem about smiles. How to write a rondelet.

Poetry forms and schemes can be inspirational to explore; they can help you mine forgotten feelings and hidden thoughts. Of course,...

Apr 16, 20232 min read

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

Villanelle Poems for Kids

Apr 16, 20232 min read

Dig Up Dreams: a triolet poem. How to write a triolet.

Dig Up Dreams: a triolet poem. How to write a triolet.

Dig Up Dreams: a triolet poem. How to write a triolet.

I love trying out different poetry forms. Today it was time for a #triolet. Fancy writing your own triolet poem? See the guide below. I...

Apr 16, 20231 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

In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Golden Retriever

In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Golden Retriever

In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Golden Retriever

In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Blondie

Inspirational Poems for Children

Dec 14, 20222 min read

Life's A Mayfly: a poem about the brevity of life

Life's A Mayfly: a poem about the brevity of life

Life's A Mayfly: a poem about the brevity of life

I wanted to write a poem about the fleeting brevity of life: about the tiny moments that made us and still do. “You could not remove a...

Nov 23, 20222 min read

A Bag Called Me poem read by Charles

A Bag Called Me poem read by Charles

A Bag Called Me poem read by Charles

Today, something very special happened: a mum emailed me to tell me that her 8 year old son had discovered my website and loves my poems....

Inspirational Poems for Children

Oct 5, 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

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

"Uttoxeter is ..." - a poem about my home town

"Uttoxeter is ..." - a poem about my home town

"Uttoxeter is ..." - a poem about my home town

Uttoxeter was and is a wild and wonderful place. It was my childhood playground. Uttoxeter, my old home town, deserves a poem to call its...

Sep 24, 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

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

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

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

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Jul 19, 20211 min read

Colours I've Been: A Metaphor Poem About Colours... Gloriously subjective

Colours I've Been: A Metaphor Poem About Colours... Gloriously subjective

Colours I've Been: A Metaphor Poem About Colours... Gloriously subjective

Two different poems exploring colours as #metaphors. What colours have you been at different stages of your life? What does a colour do...

May 15, 20212 min read

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