dreambeast poems
  inspirational poems, art & stories for kids by mark bird ...

It's wonderful to see your poems used, but when a charity is using them for a good cause, that is #proud with bells on. I love these hand...

As always, I am overjoyed to be included in another of Brian Moses' mini anthologies; this time the theme is sport and the Olympics. The...

As a teacher, you always wonder what became of the hundreds, if not thousands, of children you once taught. Classrooms can be strangely...

Did Brian Moses just include me in the sentence, "A fine selection of poems for early years from some of our finest children's poets." I...

So, at this time of year, my poem The Full Stop Day takes off as teachers get ready to say goodbye to their classes and children prepare...

Sometimes the world wide web can be such a playground of positivity, shining so bright, that the negativity that snaps from our screens...

After writing, "What Have the Teachers Ever Done for Us?" I thought I could use it as a model to inspire my Year 6 class to write their...

It was 2007. I'd left teaching after the often thankless task of being a Deputy Head in London to go and live abroad, first Buenos Aires...

To celebrate, National Thank A Teacher Day I wrote a new poem about the power of a teacher... with a lot of inspiration from one of my...

Thank A Teacher: Ripples The future of the world is in your class today So teacher do be proud and trust in what you say For every word...

I was sunbathing in the back garden, pointing my camera aimlessly at the delicious blue sky when this little fella came a-soaring.......

I feel blessed to have my poem "Schoolsick" long listed in the https://www.poetryforgood.org.uk/ competition aimed at celebrating the...

#Colours explored through poetry is a word war waiting to happen ... Recently, I've written one poem inspired by colours and I've edited...

I'm made up to have Brian Moses use one of my poems, Bedtime At Batman's, in his mini Key Stage 1 anthology here alongside such great...

I was made aware by this incredibly evocative poem, created by a group of girls from Bradford, by their inspirational teacher Anna Cole. ...

If you haven't already, I command you to check out Neal Zetter - he's a children's poetry one-man masterclass. He shows his love and awe...

I used to the love Batman when I was a kid - the original TV series I mean. They'd play the repeats on a 70s Saturday morning - once the...

I love writing using #personification so, so much. As a child, I would personify everything. I'd feel sorry for socks that didn't get...

For me, this is a 'Hit-the-nail-on-the-head' poem. Great poets do that snapshot-nailing-thing so well. For me, poetry does that like no...

I found this wonderful resource (See below) and was surprised to see a slightly adapted version of my poem, The Full Stop Day, being used...