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45 graduation poems motivate students

Graduation is so bittersweet and a great time for students, parents and teachers. As the chapter of life ends, a new beginning. All the weeks, months and years of perseverance paid off. Now it’s time to move forward. Graduation poetry is the ideal way to capture this emotional and exciting moment. This is all our favorite graduation poems to share with our students.

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1. Jenny Xie

Jenny Xie continues

“It doesn’t matter how far you travel.”

2. If it’s Rudyad Gipplin

“Your is the earth, and everything.”

“Thousands of people tell you that this is impossible.”

4. Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti

“Did you bump into the road all the way?”

“Here, I learned something, not anyone else.”

“Your life is just beginning education.”

Graduation Poems - The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

“Two roads spread over yellow wood.”

“…Whoever goes now will continue to move forward every day”

9. The Life of Charlotte Brontë

“However, again, the elastic springs are desired.”

Years surpassed Paul Laurence Dunbar

“The upcoming day is the best.”

“His music is the joy of the world.”

12. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Psalm

“Life is real! Life is serious!”

13. William Ernest Henley’s Invictus

William Ernest Henley's Invictus

“I am the master of my destiny.”

14. Joanna Fuchs’ Prize

“Spread your wings: You want to soar!”

“Have ambitious feet, safety and pride,
Climb the ladder and lean against the clouds! ”

Graduation Poetry - Instructions on Not Give Up Ada Limón

“It’s not just a purple-red funnel that erupts from the carnival tree…”

“Go, poor, kid, don’t hate yourself.”

18. Walt Whitman for you

“Whoever you are! Any danger!”

William Wordsworth jumps around

“When my life began, that was the case.”

“But can it be taught?”

twenty one. Lucy Tapahonso’s blessing

“Today we reflect the rainbow of creation.”

twenty two. Remember Joy Harjo

Remember Joy Harjo

“Remember the sky where you were born.”

23. The age of Taylor Lauren Davis

“You are not perfect, you are perfect everything.”

“Release your chin and sit on your shoulders.”

25. Henrietta Cordelia Ray’s Chronicle

Graduation Poetry - The Ambition of Henrietta Cordelia Ray

“The eyes are straightened and the dream is not dark.”

“I’ve been a black hole in the classroom for too long;
Absorb everything without allowing my light to escape. ”

“All men and women are just players.”

28. Langston Hughes’s Dream

Langston Hughes's Dream

“Life is a bird with broken wings.”

“What is your character?”

30. Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye

“This river is famous for its fish.”

Natasha Trethewey's Space-Time Theory

“You can get there from here, even though you haven’t come home.”

“We are really cool. We
Leave school. us
Lurking late. …”

Graduation Poems - George Moses Horton graduate leaves university

“What call did I hear?”

“Success is the sweetest
Those who succeed. ”

“Young man, big, desire, love-full of grace, strength, obsession…”

“You might write me down in history…”

37. Sara Teasdale

“Life has lovely for sale.”

“Suspicious and frustrated, you’re fascinated.”

“Take roots with kids.”

“Your life is your life
Don’t let it fall into the trend. ”

“Often you have a lot of tasks,
And more than you think. ”

“My favorite person
First jump into work. ”

43. Brendan Kennelly starts

“Start again to summon birds and see the lights from the windows.”

“Because there is always light, as long as we are brave enough to see it.”

“Hope is a feather thing
That perched in the soul. ”

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