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“The Sun Also Rises,” Hemingway’s ode to, and takedown of, the postwar Paris expatriate scene, was published 100 years ago this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
For the team behind "Onwards and Sideways," the film was essentially an ode to life.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The 85,976-strong crowd went through their celebratory songbook, dusting off their Cranberries-inspired ode to head coach Rassie Erasmus.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Since its monumental debut in March, “sister dreamer lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles” has been active.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
One day I will write an ode about kissing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Two horror-movie odes are “Chain Saw,” which has the LP’s fastest tempo at nearly 180 beats per minute, and “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement,” a romp on the fear of subterranean creepiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
It’s a grand work operating on the largest scale, with a symphony orchestra, choirs and odes to saints rendered in many languages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
The two songs tenor Ben Jones turned to, “Drift Off to Sleep” and “Answered Prayers,” were moving odes to melancholy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025
Football "cannot be boosted by singing odes or telling stories", he noted.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
She hadn’t heard of odes or atmospheres before, but as she worked through the pages, these creatures took up residence in her mind.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Poetry: Genres
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