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Author Visits...
* Poetry and Songwriting Workshops & Assemblies *

Educators: As a former elementary teacher, award winning songwriter, and widely published poet for kids, I would look forward to visiting your school during the 2011/2012 year. Here is more information...

Award Winning Songwriter * Widely Published Poet * Former Elementary Teacher

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Poems from "When You Smile"
In addition to eleven songs, my CD "When You Smile" includes these three school poems, recorded with everything from drums and guitars to slide whistles and kazoos. Enjoy! (Click here to learn about purchasing the album.)
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Poems from "I Love My Shoes"
"I Love My Shoes" includes these three wonderfully goofy poems including the big and sudsy favorite "An Elephant is Sitting in My Bathtub". Enjoy! (Click here to learn about purchasing the album.)
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 Anti-Bullying Poems
Bullying hurts everyone. These poems can be found on the newly released CD "All About Bullies... Big and Small." GRAMMY Nominated for Best Children's Album 2012. (Produced by Cool Beans Music. All profits from the sale of this CD are donated to the Pacer Center's National Bullying Prevention Center)
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 Disgusting Poems
Are you ready for a handful of yucky, gross poems? Really? Well, only if you're sure.
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 School Poems
Here are four school poems. You can find many more in the Meadowbrook Press anthologies "If Kids Ruled the School," "I've Been Burping in the Classroom," and "My Teacher's in Detention." I have several poems in these collections.
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Surprise Poems!
Do you like surprises?  Do you like poems? Then I bet you'll like a surprise poem! Click on the button below.  You never know which poem will turn up!
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And even more poems!
When You're a Pirate Dog and Other Pirate Poems
Hilarity on the high seas! Poems written by Eric Ode, illustrated by Jim Harris
Published by Pelican Publishing

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Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones),
A collection of cowboy poems and songs by Eric Ode, illustrated by Ben Crane
Published by Meadowbrook Press


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Need more poems? Here are a handful you might enjoy!
Not all of these poems are meant to be funny. I hope you enjoy them just the same.
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Poetry books for your classroom:
I have poems in many wonderful anthologies. They'd each make terrific additions to your classroom library.
Take a look at...
What I Did on My Summer Vacation (Poetry fun in the summer sun! - Meadowbrook Press)
I Hope I Don't Strike Out! (A home run collection of sports poems - Meadowbrook Press)
Oh My Darling, Porcupine (A laugh-out-loud sing-along songbook - Meadowbrook Press)
I've Been Burping in the Classroom (Another sing-along, laugh-along songbook - Meadowbrook Press)
Rolling in the Aisles (A fat collection of very funny poems - Meadowbrook Press)
Miles of Smiles (Another great laugh-out-loud collection - Meadowbrook Press)
If Kids Ruled the School (Super silly school poems - Meadowbrook Press)
My Teacher's in Detention (Each school poem a guaranteed giggler - Meadowbrook Press)
Dinosaur Poems: The Anthology (Prehistoric hysterics - Scholastic UK collection)

 Using Eric's Poems
Students, Educators, and Anthologists: If you are interested in reprinting or in some other way putting these poems to use, please read the following: