Pets

Mark Bird

A Falling Leaf: A Tribute To My Old Dog

A year ago, we lost our beautiful golden retriever called Blondie. Hard as it was, I had to write a poem: a tribute to her glory. I...

Mark Bird

Yesterday's Forever Dog

After the saddest day of my life, losing my beloved Golden Retriever, Blondie - I had to write something as a tribute to her, however...

Mark Bird

My Old Dog's Eyes

I was never a dog person but when I moved far away from friends and family in the U.K. to Buenos Aires in 2007 with my partner, I felt so...

Mark Bird

Dracupuss and Frankenmouse

I'm so proud that my #Halloween poem, Halloween Date From Hell is going to published as a picture book by #VentorrosPress in 2022. It...

Mark Bird

Coco’s Jimmy Choo-Chew Shoe

I wrote this after the whole #JimmyChooChewShoe stanza in my recent poem: The World's Best Dog Groomer. It's about as political as I'm...

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Lola: The World's Best Dog Groomer & Kim Kardashian

I love when a conversation with a loved one makes you turn an idea and a simple everyday phrase on it's head. We were walking our...

Mark Bird

The Invisible Dog by Brian Moses

When I was growing up in the 70's, I wasn't allowed a dog, but my mum and dad seemed to have a soft spot for scraggy, stray cats that...

Mark Bird

Gorgeous Golden Retriever Learns to Wear PPA

Service dog Sampson works as his owner's lab assistant at the University of Illinois. What an incredible dog. What we do without man's...