An Ode is a lyrical poem which would have been set to music or sung. It is from the Greek aeidein, meaning to sing or chant.
Odes are traditionally written about one subject to glorify or praise and typically use emotions to do so.
We’ve used Frank O’Hara‘s ‘Today‘ as a model for our own. If you want to have a go yourself try using a list of three of your favourite words and see what you come up with.
Your poem will find its own rhythm – listen carefully to find it. You can play around with the number of words and line breaks to get the sound you want.
