The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it. JOHN CIARDI PoetryReadingWriting
The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it. JOHN CIARDI ClassroomEntranceWorld
Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength. JOHN CIARDI LoveTogetherUnskill
