Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Well done is better than well said.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
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.