Ode poems

Today we will explore a particular type of poem - the ode. An ode poem is a celebration of a thing, a person, a place - just about anything from the everyday to the unique. The ode offers details and examples and stories and expresses a sense of what your thing means to you, the writer.

I'll start us off with some brainstorming, then I'll share two very different examples of odes.

Here's one from the poet Pablo Neruda: "Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market"

Here's one from Run DMC: "My Adidas"