Ode to the West Wind, poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, written at a single sitting on Oct. 25, 1819. It was published in 1820. Considered a prime example of the poet’s passionate language and symbolic imagery, the ode invokes the spirit of the West Wind, “Destroyer and Preserver,” the spark of creative vitality. Other information: Ode to Psyche and Ode to a Nightingale are written by John Keats. Ode on Dejection written by S. T Coleridge. Ode to Virtue written by Aristotle. Source: britannica.com