May 6, 2020 A Lesson on Writing Odes I have a lesson on writing odes available at Nebraska’s Teacher TV. It’s aimed at middle school students but good for all ages and only 27 minutes long: https://www.newschannelnebraska.com/story/42082624/secondary-poetry-simile-metaphor-and-odes-matt-mason PrevPreviousClosing Out National Poetry Month NextA Writing Prompt on Guilty Pleasures And 80s RockNext Recent Posts Talking to Small Business Owners and Managers about Poetry My poem “The Start” On Words In The Air podcast My interview in the latest Academy of American Poets newsletter Newspaper article from my week in Alliance My Week in Alliance