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 October’s Event Schedule and September Recap September Readings Schedule I’m Having A Stellar Week “It’s All In The Poetry Long Game,” my interview with Mid-American Review In Conversation With U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón at the NCE’s 25th Anniversary