Smithsonian Magazine16d
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 ...
UVA Today29d
‘Hoo? What? Where?’ Celebrate Poe’s Birthday With This Game
Poe attended the University of Virginia for a year, enrolling Feb. 14, 1826, according to the University’s Raven Society. Founded in 1904, it is UVA’s oldest honorary society, named for Poe’s famous ...