Eric Ode - author, poet, and songwriter

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I'm Eric Ode, a songwriter, author, and poet for kids and families. I'm glad you stopped by! Here you can learn about my <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>author visit assemblies</U></A> and workshops for schools and my music and poetry <A HREF="music_programs_for_libraries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music programs for libraries by children"><U>programs for libraries</U></A>. You can check out my schedule for upcoming <A HREF="concerts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts and Events by Eric Ode"><U>concerts and events</U></A>, read a few <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>poems</U></A>, and take a peek at my <A HREF="catalog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Music and Poetry"><U>CDs, DVD, and books</U></A>. Those links to the left take you to other pages in my children's music and poetry web site. And below are more music and poetry links for kids. Enjoy! Oh, and while you're here, <A HREF="mailto:eric@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:eric@ericode.com"><U>drop me an email</U></A>. I'd look forward to hearing from you!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="8" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="725" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 155 ><NOBR><div> <B>What's New?</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="702" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 124 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="15304b730.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="115" ALT="When Granny Won Olympic Gold cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="137"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >New Anthology</FONT> - Eric wrote the title poem for the new A&C Black anthology <I>When Granny Won Olympic Gold. </I>Compiled by Graham Denton.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="152d53680.jpg" border=0 width="83" height="104" ALT="Cricket magazine cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="124"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >Cricket</FONT> - Look for Eric's poem "soft steps" in the October issue of <I>Cricket</I> Magazine</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="15335f630.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="99" ALT="All About Bullies CD" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="141"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >Grammy Nomination!</FONT> - The new album <I>All About Bullies...Big and Small</I> has been nominated for a Grammy! Eric wrote two poems for this CD.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="713" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 365 WIDTH="227"><div> <A HREF="catalog_seven_clever_pirates__cd__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Music and Poetry"><U><IMG SRC="144d87790.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="121" ALT="pirate cd cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> BIG NEWS <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Impact" >for</FONT></div> <div> Seven Clever Pirates!</div> <div> <B>A Parents' Choice Silver Award Winning CD</B>!</div> <div> plus...</div> <div> A <B>Starred Review</B> (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Wingdings" >«</FONT>) from <I>School Library Journal</I>!</div> <div> <A HREF="catalog_seven_clever_pirates__cd__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Music and Poetry"><U>Click here to learn more</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="pirate_slideshow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seven Clever Pirates slideshow"><U>Click here for a fun slideshow!</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="227"><div> <B>Free Skype Visit!</B></div> <div> Your classroom can enjoy a free Skype author visit from Eric Ode. <A HREF="virtual_visit___free_virtual_author_visits__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U>Here are the details</U></A>.</div> <div> <A HREF="virtual_visit___free_virtual_author_visits__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U><IMG SRC="14acc5170.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="279" ALT="free skype author visit" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="2"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <B><IMG SRC="149bec220.gif" border=0 width="236" height="34" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Are you looking to create a fun family literacy celebration night? Eric's family reading night concerts are high-participation events filled with his original music and poetry.</FONT> <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools_family_reading_night_concerts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>Click here to learn more</U></A>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="d6890bc0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="188" ALT="eric ode school billboard" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="726" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC6600" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC9922" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 261 WIDTH="349"><div> <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U><B><IMG SRC="14a652ce0.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="206" ALT="free books for your school" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Educators: </B>With every <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U>author visit</U></A>, your school library receives over $45.00 worth of free books and music.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 WIDTH="358"><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="329" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#993300" BORDERCOLORDARK="#993300" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> A SLIDESHOW MESSAGE from ERIC</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>Educators:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>I would like to help you get your students excited about writing. Please click below for a brief slideshow message regarding <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U>author visits</U></A>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="353" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#993300" BORDERCOLORDARK="#993300" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 80 WIDTH="168"><div> <A HREF="slideshow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="author visit slideshow quicktime"><U><IMG SRC="13086d4b0.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="168"><div> <A HREF="realplayer_slideshow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="author visit slideshowReal Player versio"><U><IMG SRC="13096c4a0.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="353" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF9900" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="341"><div> <B>WHAT'S NEWS? - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="music_musings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens music musings"><U><B>Here's a copy of the most recent music and poetry newsletter</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 HEIGHT= 222 WIDTH="349"><div> <B><IMG SRC="14a947660.jpg" border=0 width="71" height="102" ALT="Does Your Face Fit poetry cover" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B><IMG SRC="131044680.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="104" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0">OTHER RECENT POETRY ANTHOLOGIES!</B></FONT></div> <div> Here are two new anthologies from A&C Black, London. You'll find three poems by Eric in Graham Denton's <I><B>My Cat is in Love with the Goldfish</B></I>, a collection of loopy love poems, and another in <I><B>Does Your Face Fit?</B></I>, an anthology compiled by Roger Stevens about the feelings and emotions experienced by teenagers. You'll also find poems by <B>Paul Cookson</B>, <B>Kenn Nesbitt</B>, <B>Linda Knaus</B>, and many others!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="355" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF6600" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 162 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U><IMG SRC="a7056660.gif" border=0 width="86" height="102" ALT="surprise poem link" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF66><NOBR><div> <B>POETRY SURPRISE!</B></div> <div> <A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>Click here, and let me surprise you </U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>with a poem!</U></A></FONT>  <B>Also...</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="245" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="239"><div> <A HREF="poems_disgusting_poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U><B><IMG SRC="14db60600.jpg" border=0 width="96" height="96" ALT="gross poems" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Gross Poems!</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> You don't want to read a few disgusting poems, do you? You do? Really? Well, okay then. <A HREF="poems_disgusting_poems.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems!"><U>If you're sure.</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF9966 HEIGHT= 36 WIDTH="350"><div> <A HREF="kids_poetry_and_music_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Links"><U><B>Click here for more music and poetry links for kids and educators!</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#339933" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 153 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >For more information,</FONT> <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U><IMG SRC="1406901b0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >or write to:  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Deep Rooted Music, LLC</B></div> <div> <B>P.O. Box 1324</B></div> <div> <B>Sumner, WA 98390</B></div> <div> <B>Phone/FAX:  (253) 826-2115</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.festivals-and-shows.com/eric-ode-music-for-kids-families-bonney-lake-wa.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.festivals-and-shows.com/eric-"><U><IMG SRC="1194ec1d0.gif" border=0 width="236" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="325"><bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=1514202; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=13; var sc_security="0070a524"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/frames.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c14.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=1514202&java=0&security=0070a524&invisible=1" alt="free invisible hit counter" border="0"></a> </noscript>   </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Eric Ode is a children's author, award winning songwriter, and widely published poet from Washington State near the Seattle and Tacoma area. </div> <div> A former elementary teacher, Eric shares concerts, high-energy <A HREF="author_visits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Author Visits"><U>author visits</U></A>, music and poetry assemblies, and writing workshops for schools, libraries, </div> <div> Young Authors conferences, education conferences, and festivals.</div> <div> Learn how your classroom can earn a <A HREF="virtual_visit___free_virtual_author_visits__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Virtual Author Visits for Schools"><U>free Skype author visit</U></A> with Eric.</div> <div> The material on this web site is copyright protected but is available for limited use for education settings or for promotional purposes. </div> <div> Please contact <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U>Eric </U></A>with questions.</div> <div> Home page photo: Chris Leavitt Photography</div> </td> </tr></table></body>