Mary Oliver Quotes About Teachers

Quotes about: Teachers

• Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

  Mary Oliver

  Inspirational, Life, Teacher

  FaceBook post by Mary Oliver from Mar 17, 2017

• The poet dreams of the classroom I dreamed I stood up in class And I said aloud: Teacher, Why is algebra important? Sit down, he said. Then I dreamed I stood up And I said: Teacher, I’m weary of the turkeys That we have to draw every fall. May I draw a fox instead? Sit down, he said. Then I dreamed I stood up once more and said: Teacher, My heart is falling asleep And it wants to wake up. It needs to be outside. Sit down, he said.

  Mary Oliver

  Dream, Teacher, Fall

  Mary Oliver (2010). “Swan: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.27, Beacon Press

• ... to write well it is entirely necessary to read widely and deeply. Good poems are the best teachers.

  Mary Oliver

  Teacher, Writing, Best Teacher

  Mary Oliver (1994). “A Poetry Handbook”, p.10, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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