Mark Bird

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter

We all have that place, that only we know. The Old Rec. in Uttoxeter was that place for so many of us from town where we learned how to...

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A Trilogy of Poems about working in Nursery for the first time

So, I was trained as a Key Stage 2 teacher (7 to11) at Edge Hill University over thirty years ago: in those days you had to choose...

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Mother Said - a poem about the power of a mother's words

Once in my teenage years, from the living room window, me and Mum were staring out at the army of beaten council house terraces that...

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Chicken Licken's Chicken Shop - Funny Poem for Kids

I think my favourite moments of inspiration are when nonsense and reality collide. #WorldBookDay Updated version 1.3.22 : Inspired by...

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Just a quick post... in case you haven't heard it yet. The internet is going wild for the final track on The Weeknd's new album Dawn F.M....

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Urge To Blurt!

I was sitting with my class in assembly the other day and I suddenly got the primal urge to blurt something highly inappropriate out. If...

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Kitchen Island

Alone, last night; my partner (who is definitely not grey) away visiting parents in Southport, I wrote something observational rather...