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Teacher Poems | Examples of Teacher Poetry

Teacher Poems - Examples of all types of teacher poetry to share and read. This list of teacher poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of teacher poetry. This list of works about teacher is an excellent resource for examples on how to write teacher poems.
Classroom a Lab for Demo
In dynamic classrooms Amid inquiry and exploration with my mind racing, in...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher, children, education, engagement, school,
Form: Free verse



Ember of Intellectual Acuity
A spark ignited when our paths first crossed, Your knowledge kindled, my ignorance tossed. From a timid flicker to a steady glow, Our bond, like embers, began to grow. Your wisdom blazed, a guiding light so bright, Illuminating truths are...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher, tribute,
Form: Couplet
The Dance of Growth
In the ballroom of education, a waltz unfolds, Teachers and principals, partners in this dance. Teacher 1, a strict metronome: "Peter, your steps are a puzzle, undefined. Chart your path, let your footprints show, How you twirled from start to...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher, education, eulogy, passion, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
The Teacher's Lament
In the classroom, a battlefield unseen, I stand, a warrior with chalk for a sword. My armour, compassion; my shield, devotion, Fighting for minds yet to be explored. But the enemy advances, cold and gray, Assessment, a relentless, crushing tide. It...Read the rest...
Categories: education, endurance, teacher,
Form: Free verse
Whispering Dreams
Chalk dust swirls, a constellation of knowledge. The classroom hums with potential, electric. Each mind is a universe, expanding, colliding. Every lesson plan is a map of uncharted territories. Every student teacher is a seed bursting with promise. I see...Read the rest...
Categories: children, dream, education, teacher,
Form: Free verse



The Teacher
Again and again, the teacher enters the classroom. Her lessons are heard by the eager but also fall on distracted minds. The teacher reaches out to students and then loses their attention again. Day after day the teacher...Read the rest...
Categories: care, children, student, teacher,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member super teachers expect students to follow the golden rule
super teachers expect all students to follow the golden rule they do not want even one to act like a bully-fool. Picking on others and making them cry is only fun For a really sad child whose life...Read the rest...
Categories: school, student, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
DUAL VOICES: INK AND CHALK
I am a tempest of words, aching to burst forth. (Years of structured lessons simmer beneath my skin.) The most important thing is that I'm drowning in metaphors. Being a poet shapes reality, and twists what you...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher, writing,
Form: Narrative
O My Master
You are the power of knowledge, you are the source of inspiration, you are the path to the goal, you are the ambassador of special qualities, you are the light that extinguishes the darkness, you are the sculptor who carves...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, teacher, thank you,
Form: Free verse
My Students and I
“MY STUDENTS AND I” In the cool dawn of each new day, My heart swells with a joyful array, As I greet the group of eager minds, Who await, with vigour, new knowledge to find. To lead a class with...Read the rest...
Categories: education, student, teacher,
Form: Other
Thank you dad
Thank you dad For your wisdom And all the things we learned from you Thank you for your knowledge And so much more too We thank you for showing us the way We saw faith and you showed us nothing...Read the rest...
Categories: faith, family, god, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
My Teacher
She is my teacher I am her listener She is my hero And she is very caring I love her teaching She is my favorite She taught me to learn and write This is for all my college teachers who helped me...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Short Poem Morning Thoughts On Past
Short Poem Morning Thoughts On Past Miracle Man 6/15/2024 A persons past can never be altered or erased, But it can be our headmaster as we move ahead. It can prevent past footprints from being retraced, providing good decision making for us...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher, truth,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member From Loving My Job to Glad to Make my Escape
I loved my school counseling job Loved it, loved it, loved it. Until they moved me to another school part time. One week -school A - my home school. The next week school B- a school that loves...Read the rest...
Categories: school, teacher,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member stamping and stomping into kindergarten
Kindergarten students in Miss G’s class rushed right in Clapping, smiling, stamping, tromping, stomping, laugh’n. They loved that she had transformed their door into a gingerbread house. One of them began chanting “not a creature was stirring, not...Read the rest...
Categories: teacher,
Form: Couplet

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