They lacked the necessary surface tension. They lacked, in some cases, a point. “How about we call them ‘Odes’?” said my editor. It’s nice to work with people who are cleverer than you are.

Students from McClure Junior High made their way through downtown Western Springs, planting odes in front of their favorite ...

Ode to Bermuda is Hilary Lawrence’s love letter to the island she’s called home for nearly 20 years. She wrote it ahead of ...

Join O, Miami, WLRN, and the community for the return of Zip Odes! All month long we've been celebrating National Poetry Month with O, Miami and some of our favorite Zip Odes — five-line poems ...