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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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Metaphors Poems for Kids
Poems for children and students which include metaphors. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.
*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
Mark Bird
May 72 min read
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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
Mark Bird
Apr 192 min read
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C'est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry
C’est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry
Mark Bird
Mar 262 min read
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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,...
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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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
Mark Bird
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Golden Retriever
In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Blondie
Mark Bird
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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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....
Mark Bird
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Sep 25, 20221 min read
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"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...
Mark Bird
Sep 24, 20221 min read
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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....
Mark Bird
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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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
Mark Bird
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Oct 22, 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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Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem
Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem
Mark Bird
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
May 15, 20212 min read
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