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Mark Bird

Children's Poet

DreamBeastPoems@yahoo.com

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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Positive Poems for Kids

Discover a world of wonder and inspiration with our collection of positive poems for kids. Let the magic of poetry spark creativity and joy!

Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!

Dec 30, 20241 min read

Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!

Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year everybody!

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'Magical Mystery Tour Mind' - A poem about the journeys random memories take us on

Oct 10, 20242 min read

Childhood Poems

'Magical Mystery Tour Mind' - A poem about the journeys random memories take us on

'Magical Mystery Tour Mind' - A poem about the journeys random memories take us on

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Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Oct 6, 20242 min read

Mental Health Poems for Students

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.

Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024

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Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself

Jun 13, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself

Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids & Teachers about Finding Yourself

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Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...

Jun 5, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...

'Swapping Shoes' an empathy day poem made into a song. A great for empathy day resource.

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Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Jun 3, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Sharing Shoes: An empathy day poem for kids about walking a mile in someone else's shoes.

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Me, Mark Bird, Reading My Year 6, Primary School Leavers' Poem - The Full Stop Day

Jul 1, 20231 min read

Leavers Poems for Kids

Me, Mark Bird, Reading My Year 6, Primary School Leavers' Poem - The Full Stop Day

So here we go again, # TheFullStopDay is upon us. I thought I'd post a video of me reading my Year 6, primary school leavers poem,...

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"I Like" a simple poem about loving yourself

May 26, 20231 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

"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...

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"Not Like I Love My Football" : A poem about loving football.

Apr 27, 20231 min read

Football Poems for Kids

"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...

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A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.

Feb 22, 20231 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

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.

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

Feb 1, 20222 min read

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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Rolling In Time

Oct 2, 20211 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

Rolling In Time

A simple poem about the joy of #childhood and how children have that innate talent to live in the the day, the hour, the minute, the...

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Your Choice! Your Voice!

Sep 28, 20212 min read

All of My National Poetry Day Poems

Your Choice! Your Voice!

I can't get enough of National Poetry Day's theme of #Choice this year. I wrote the first half of "Your Choice! Your Voice!" and it left...

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Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Jul 19, 20211 min read

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

Olympics Poem for Kids! A Motivational Track & Field Athletics Poem

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Young Spring Poem - bring on the sunshine, but don't send me to bed early

Apr 7, 20211 min read

Season Poems for Kids

Young Spring Poem - bring on the sunshine, but don't send me to bed early

'Young Spring' How I used to hate being sent to bed in spring & summer for being naughty; that light that peeked through the #seams in...

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