A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ODE

Sat, 27 May '23
Uplifting offering
Wed, 24 May '23
Dedicated poem
Tue, 9 May '23
"___ to Autocorrect" (Martha Silano poem)
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Keats specialty
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Work of praise
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Words of praise
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Flattering lines
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Praiseful poem
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Work of appreciation
Fri, 20 Jan '23
"Dejection" is a famous one
Wed, 11 Jan '23
Horatian creation
Sun, 8 Jan '23
Flattering verse
Mon, 28 Nov '22
Praiseful poem
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite"
Tue, 15 Nov '22
"___ to a Nightingale" (Keats poem)
Tue, 1 Nov '22
"___ to a Superhero" (Weird Al Yankovic parody of "Piano Man")
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Praiseful poem
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Poem of exaltation
Mon, 8 Aug '22
Poem of praise
Tue, 14 Jun '22
Verse that exalts its subject
Mon, 30 May '22
Poem of praise
Sat, 28 May '22
It traditionally starts with a strophe
Thu, 5 May '22
Written honor
Sun, 1 May '22
Pablo Neruda wrote one "to a large tuna in the market"
Tue, 26 Apr '22
Laudatory work
Thu, 14 Apr '22
It's an honor
Mon, 11 Apr '22
Poetic tribute
Tue, 5 Apr '22
Phillis Wheatley wrote one "to Neptune"
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Poem of praise
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Poet Amanda Gorman's "___ to Our Ocean"
Mon, 20 Dec '21
Poetic praise
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Lyrical dedication
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Many a Sharon Olds poem
Tue, 7 Dec '21
Keats's "To Autumn," e.g.
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Pablo Neruda work
Wed, 10 Nov '21
Dedicated work
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Sharon Olds's "___ to Dirt"
Wed, 20 Oct '21
Bobbie Gentry's "___ to Billie Joe"
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Emerson's "___ to Beauty"
Thu, 9 Sep '21
Glowing lines
Mon, 9 Aug '21
Poem of praise
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Tribute poem
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Horace's "Hymn to Mercury," for one
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Tribute in verse
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Pablo Neruda's "___ to Wine"
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Wordsworth wrote one about a cuckoo
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Onetime record label with a poetic name
Mon, 14 Jun '21
Lyric poem
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Bobbie Gentry's "___ to Billie Joe"
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Poem of praise
Tue, 1 Jun '21
Wordsworth work
Thu, 27 May '21
Dedicated work
Mon, 17 May '21
Poem of tribute
Sun, 9 May '21
Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite"
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Poem of tribute
Fri, 12 Feb '21
"___ to a Superhero," Weird Al's parody of "Piano Man"
Fri, 5 Feb '21
Homage of a sort
Fri, 1 Jan '21
Emotive verse
Mon, 28 Dec '20
"To a Skylark," e.g.