Twentieth Amanita OdeBy Peter O’LearyIn a windthe lake's scissoring surfaceand the Sun's vernal glarethe gulls cut to curlsin their turns...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesOde + 4 more
Ode to FacemasksBy Xi ChuanIf I could, I would put on a facemask and walk into the desert to meet with fairies and angels. I put...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesOdeHumor + 4 more
To a Wreath of SnowBy Emily BrontëO transient voyager of heaven! O silent sign of winter skies! What adverse wind thy sail has driven...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsWeatherSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentReligionThe SpiritualLivingTime & BrevityStanza FormsQuatrainMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 13 more
p1Ode to a Dolly Parton Drag QueenBy Bruce SniderShe lip-syncs “Hello God,” then “9 to 5.” She struts. Or does she fly? Like the soul, a rhinestone, ...Social CommentariesPopular CultureTown & Country LifeArts & SciencesMusicTypes/ModesOde
p1Ant OdeBy Karen Leona AndersonBlack and crackling curiosity, you can take the crush of my hand or glass or chair leg and skitter away...Types/ModesOde
p1Irritation OdesBy Anna Maria HongMisery spots Catastrophe scaling the garden wall. Misery dials M for ________, while Catastrophe robocalls...Types/ModesOde
p1Irritation OdesBy Anna Maria HongMisery from Alpha to Omega. Misery is fluent in Latin and Greek. Misery is the shield full of fable ...Types/ModesOde
In Celebration of My UterusBy Anne SextonEveryone in me is a bird. I am beating all my wings. They wanted to cut you out but they will not. They...LivingHealth & IllnessGratitude & ApologiesMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalTypes/ModesOde + 2 more
p1Ode to Dalya’s Bald SpotBy Angel Nafismy sister wraps the throw around herself on the small cream loveseat & i know for sure that she is not...LoveSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityHistory & PoliticsReligionIslamLivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesOde + 6 more
p1Ode to Black SkinBy Ashanti AndersonYou are dark as religion. Remember God could not have named a modicum of light without you. You are ...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityReligionGod & the DivineLivingThe BodyThe MindKwanzaaTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 7 more
Ode on the Centenary of the Birth of Robert BrowningBy George SterlingAs unto lighter strains a boy might turn From where great altars burn And Music’s grave archangels tread...NatureReligionThe SpiritualThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 3 more
p1Ode to GossipsBy Safia Elhilloi was mothered by lonely women some of them wives some of them with plumes of smoke for husbands all...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesEating & DrinkingTypes/ModesOde + 5 more
p1Ode to the Tiniest Dessert Spoon in All CreationBy Karen An-hwei LeeIn a new translator’s version of Genesis, there’s no Adam. No serpent. In paradise, I don’t bleed. Fig...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityReligionChristianityJudaismTypes/ModesOde + 3 more
Ode on a Grecian UrnBy John KeatsThou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveUnrequited LoveNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicPainting & SculpturePhilosophyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesEkphrasisOdeAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentArts & CultureClassics + 25 more
p1Ode to the Electric Fish that Eat Only the Tails of Other Electric Fish,By Thomas Luxwhich regenerate their tails and also eat only the tails of other electric eels, presumably smaller,...NatureAnimalsTypes/ModesOdeHumor
p1Spoon OdeBy Sharon OldsSpoon of O, spoon of nothing, spoon of ankh, spoon of poonss, spoon of the lady at the dressing table...ActivitiesEating & DrinkingMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesOdeAnxiety & Insecurity
This Is a Shout Out (For the Tenants of the Red Little Building on Ocean Avenue)By Amber Atiyato mama who on the eve of my birth beat a bitch with a kool-aid spoon for taking her eldest child’s ...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLivingDeathYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesHome LifeMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesOde + 8 more
Ode in Memory of the American Volunteers Fallen for FranceBy Alan Seeger IAy, it is fitting on this holiday,Commemorative of our soldier dead,When—with sweet flowers of our...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsTypes/ModesElegyOde
p1To the Light of SeptemberBy W. S. MerwinWhen you are already here you appear to be only a name that tells of you whether you are present or ...NatureSummerFallLandscapes & PastoralsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesOde + 3 more
p1To Juan Doe #234By Eduardo C. CorralI only recognized your hair: short,neatly combed. Our motherwould’ve been proud. In the Sonoran desertyour...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesOdeAngerGrief + 8 more