I discovered a cool new kind of poetry called Zip Odes. This form uses a zip code. Each line has that many words. The poem is usually about that place. If a zip code has a zero…no words for that line. Here’s my zip code from my hometown Springfield, MA….01118 and my Zip Ode:

Childhood
home
where
I grew up and learned who I was!

I learned about Zip Odes from my friend, Mrs. Smith on her blog. What will your zip ode say?!?!