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Discover Why ‘The Raven,’ Edgar Allan Poe’s Narrative Poem About a Distraught Lover and a Talking Bird, Remains an American Classic
Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When the New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” on January 29, 1845, it catapulted both the work and its author to instant fame.
Who Wrote It: Edgar Allan Poe or Emo Band?
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was never one for a happy ending. The celebrated writer of stories like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and the classic poem “The Raven” specialized ...
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North Scituate Library hosts Poe poetry and prose
The life, poems, and prose of Edgar Allan Poe will be explored at the North Scituate Library this Saturday, Feb. 1, with lively readings performed by the Poe ...