Can poets be teachers and vice versa?

Question: Can poets be teachers and vice versa!?

From Poets’ School, 4th grade!.

Encouraging Intellectual Development
by Elaine P

Miss Palmer: Would you help Kenny
with his reading lesson!?
Elaine: Sure, I don’t like recess anyway!.
M!. P!.: You are a born teacher!.
E: I don’t wanna be a teacher!.
M!.P!.: What DO you want to be
when you grow up!?
E: I wanna write poems about Mars!.
M!.P!. You have to be
a poet to write poems!.
E: Okay, I’ll be a poet!.
M!.P!.: You can’t be a poet
about Mars!. You won’t make
any money!. Be a teacher!.

(several decades later)

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

This is it! George Bernard Shaw in Reverse!. I really love this poem!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

miss palmer saying you cant be what you wanted
really threw me!.
but maybe it did teach you something!.
i liked the (several decades later) line!. lol

around here i say learning new things is as important
as keeping your dishes washed!. well that also means go wash your dang dish!.haha!

somethings youre just going to have to do
right along with what you want to do!.

i like these conversation type poems your writing Elaine!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Teachers can be poets, plumbers, carpenters, accountant, doctors, lawyers!.!.!.
Of course, poets can be any of those things also!.
So, poets can be teachers, teachers can be poets!. They are not mutally exclusive!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Edit:

Are you happy not making any money or writing poetry!? Seems like making money and writing poetry is ''oxymoronic''! lol Teach more!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

For every thing there is a season!.!.!.!.
why this is there is no reason,
glad you're a poet now!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Money isn't everything!Www@QuestionHome@Com

FANTASTIC!!
I wonder if he says that in his sleep!
Oh, I can't stop giggling!

You have proven that they can, Elaine!. :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

There's no correlation between these two !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm not TD, but I do like your poem!.

Married to a teacher by the way!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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