Mark Bird
Mondays In Nursery: a poem about the joys of teaching and learning
I have loved every year group that I have taught over my thirty years in the teaching profession but this year, my first ever year...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 16
- 2 min
A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
I've been trying lots of different poetry forms recently. Today it's the turn of the villanelle and my poem about having a no screen day....
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Mark Bird
- Feb 22
- 1 min
"When Someone Is Good" : a poem about telling someone when they're good. No ifs, no buts.
Yesterday I started thinking about how as a teachers, we are often encouraged (maybe even brainwashed) into endlessly looking for ways to...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 22
- 1 min
"Trouble At The Dinosaur Café" picture book by Brian Moses and Hunt Emerson
I was very excited to receive an advance copy of this new picture book, "Trouble At The Dinosaur Cafe" from Ventorros Press and I wasn't...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
"In The Right Lane" by Stephanie Henson
First, I want to say thank you to Stephanie Henson for sending me a copy of her new poetry anthology for children called, "In The Right...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird
As the witching hour approaches, I thought it was time to read my new Halloween book to you all. Find out what happens when a wickedly,...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
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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Mark Bird
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Be Such A Silly Batch!
After posting my poem, LIfe's a Loaf on Twitter last night, I had a very punny exchange with the brilliant poet and illustrator Colin...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
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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Mark Bird
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
New Paperbound Magazine Edition on the theme of Magic
I'm very proud to have my poem, "Seasoned Magicians" featured in the brilliant, 2nd anniversary edition of Paperbound Magazine. The...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
New Dreambeast Poems Website
Poets, teachers, children, art educators and anyone involved with education and inspiring young minds, come get involved at...
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Mark Bird
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship
A poem about remembering the innocence of childhood from my 1970's playground days at Tynsel Parkes Primary School in Uttoxeter. How...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
My First Kiss - a funny poem for kids
I love Alan Carr and he made me laugh out loud with his joke on Interior Design Masters about his first kiss; it reminded my of my own...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Valentine Poems
If you've read anything on here before, you'll know Brian Moses is a bit if a hero for me. Not only did I begin my teaching career...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
The Slow Superhero
Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Slow Superhero, written by Sarah Surgey and illustrated by Sayani...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
Yesterday's Forever Dog : a tribute to my beautiful old 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...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Scaredy-Cat
Don't you love Twitter sometimes? That moment when a simple tweet sparks your imagination and inspires you to take action - whether that...
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Mark Bird
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Full Stop Day: a Year 6 Leavers Poem & the story behind it
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...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
My Poem Included: Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 - Get Ready for The Full Stop Day! 😢
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...
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