Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
It's always too early to quit.
If you think you can do it, you can.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Know or listen to those who know.
Well done is better than well said.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.