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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A No Pen Day poem to celebrate Speech and Language UK's No Pens Day

Mark Bird

Oct 52 min

No Pens Day

A No Pen Day poem to celebrate Speech and Language UK's No Pens Day

Unleash creativity and celebrate 'No Pens Day' with Mark Bird's inspiring 'A No Pen Day' poem. Let imagination soar and voices roar!

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"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside

Mark Bird

Dec 12, 20221 min

Inspirational Poems for Children

"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside

Some poems just fall into your head. This was one of those poems: "They Should Have Made Me Inside Out." It began as a random thought...

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Mark Bird

Oct 1, 20221 min

Internal Rhyme Poetry

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...

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

Mark Bird

Sep 24, 20221 min

Poets & Authors

"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...

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The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

Mark Bird

Sep 15, 20221 min

Inspirational Poems for Children

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

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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I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic

Mark Bird

Feb 1, 20222 min

Inspirational Poems for Children

I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic

I went to see Lemn Sissay at The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith on Sunday. He was incredible; a total inspiration. One minute I was...

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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.'

Mark Bird

Oct 7, 20213 min

Mental Health Poems for Students

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...

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The Full Stop Day: a Year 6 Leavers Poem & the story behind it

Mark Bird

Jun 19, 20213 min

Leavers Poems for Kids

The Full Stop Day: a Year 6 Leavers Poem & the story behind it

For those looking for my Year 6 leavers poem, The Full Stop Day without the story, click this link. Please remember, it is copyrighted...

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Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 including my poem: The Full Stop Day 😪

Mark Bird

Apr 14, 20211 min

Leavers Poems for Kids

Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 including my poem: The Full Stop Day 😪

For those looking for my Year 6 leavers poem The Full Stop Day without the resources, click this link. Please remember, it is copyrighted...

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