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Mary Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M. Oliver on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, Ohio, a semi-rural suburb of Cleveland. [1] Her father was a social studies teacher and athletics coach in the Cleveland public schools.
In recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Day (part of May 3-7 Teacher Appreciation Week), we want to pause and consider the vital role that our dedicated and hard-working educators play in ...
Born in Los Angeles, California, [5] [6] Gorman was raised by her single mother, Dr. Joan Wicks, a 6th-grade English teacher in Watts, [7] with her two siblings. [5] [8] Her twin sister, Gabrielle, is an activist [9] and filmmaker. [10] Gorman has said she grew up in an environment with limited television access. [11]
Pamela Krupman Allyn (born January 31, 1963) is an American literacy expert and author.She is the founder and CEO of Dewey, [2] a learning program and platform built to strengthen the home-school bridge and support parents and caregivers in helping their children in the classroom and beyond.
The poem was inspired by a real girl he grew up with, named Mary Alice "Allie" Smith. Mary Alice Smith was born near Liberty, Union County, Indiana, 25 September 1850. She lived on a small farm with her parents until (as one story goes) both parents died when she was about nine years old.
Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek (July 17, 1990 – June 22, 2004), known as Mattie J.T. Stepanek, was an American poet (or, as he wanted to be remembered, "a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played") [2] who published seven best-selling books of poetry and peace essays. Before his death at the age of 13, he had become known as a peace ...
Millay was born Edna Vincent Millay in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892.Her parents were Cora Lounella Buzelle, a custom hair stylist and training nurse for private families, and Henry Tolman Millay, a life insurance agent and teacher who would later become a superintendent of schools.
In addition to poems, the collection Day Unto Day (1943) also featured quotations in "Uncle Nick's Scrap Book," plus tributes to Kenny by Major Edward Bowes, Uncle Don, Ted Malone, Elsa Maxwell and Kate Smith. The poems in this book were grouped into sections, including Human Interest Poems, Personality Poems, Sailor Poems, Patty Poems and Joy ...