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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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UPDATE: Many of my poetry blog posts now include Creative Writing, Drama and Poetry Lessons for teachers featuring creative writing and poetry worksheets.
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Lettuce Pray : A wordplay poem for children about food
I love playing with words in poetry. This food-themed wordplay poem for children is all about those leafy greens. Lettuce Pray I know...
Mark Bird
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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"Going Back." A school poem for kids about the reality of going back to school for a few children.
For a few children, school is home and home is school. This poem for kids about going back to school explores those two contrasting...
Mark Bird
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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Tarantulas In My Trunks: an alliteration poem for kids on the theme of clothes
Alliteration is a fun and easy way to get kids into writing poetry. How many animals can you get your class of children to alliterate?...
Mark Bird
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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Me, Mark Bird, Reading My Year 6, Primary School Leavers' Poem - The Full Stop Day
The Full Stop Day: All New and Free Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources for 2025. Click here! I am a teacher and children's author. If...
Mark Bird
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Barry Hoe - a tribute poem about Haribo, sweets and candy
I've always loved sweets (or candy). I'm 52 years old and I still can't pass a Pick and Mix station without wanting to fill a bag with a...
Mark Bird
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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"I Like" a simple poem about loving yourself
I work with children every day and sadly, I hear more and more what they don't like about themselves. So inspired by the brilliant The...
Mark Bird
May 26, 20231 min read
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Just A Bee - a poem about the glory and importance of bees
Just A Bee - a poem about the glory and importance of bees
Mark Bird
May 24, 20231 min read
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Nose and Toes: a poem celebrating the senses of smell and touch
What wonderful things we possess as humans: noses and toes being just two of them - both of which can wake your senses like they did when...
Mark Bird
May 24, 20231 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
May 24, 20231 min read
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"Not Like I Love My Football" : A poem about loving football.
It's not very often my passion for #Prince and my love of writing poems for kids collide. But if you're a Prince fan, you will guess...
Mark Bird
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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What Is A Smile: a rondelet poem about smiles. How to write a rondelet.
Poetry forms and schemes can be inspirational to explore; they can help you mine forgotten feelings and hidden thoughts. Of course,...
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Dig Up Dreams: a triolet poem. How to write a triolet.
I love trying out different poetry forms. Today it was time for a #triolet. Fancy writing your own triolet poem? See the guide below. I...
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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All The World’s A Book: A World Book Day Poem. Be Your Own Book!
All The World’s A Book: A World Book Day Poem
Mark Bird
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.
A positive poem for kids about telling someone when they're good. No ifs, no buts.
Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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"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...
Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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A Poem about Cat Shaming
With those poor pussy cats being cat shamed all over social media, I thought it was time for me to write a poem about cat shaming (with a...
Mark Bird
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood
This has happened to most of us at some time or another. But try to remember when that childhood friendship was your entire world and...
Mark Bird
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Golden Retriever
In Loving Memory: A Dog Tribute Poem for My Beloved Blondie
Mark Bird
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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"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...
Mark Bird
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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"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...
Mark Bird
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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Life's A Mayfly: a poem about the brevity of life
I wanted to write a poem about the fleeting brevity of life: about the tiny moments that made us and still do. “You could not remove a...
Mark Bird
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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Mark Bird (aka Dreambeastpoems) interviewed on the BBC about his book, "Halloween Date From Hell"
It was great to be interviewed on BBC Radio London last night about my debut picture book, "Halloween Date From Hell." I was nervous but...
Mark Bird
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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"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,...
Mark Bird
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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