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Best reads of 2021

December 20, 2021

Some were books to be reviewed, some were stumbled upon at the library, some were glaring at my from the stacks in my library and I finally melted under the pressure. These are my favorite reads of the year.

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REVIEW: The Reason for the Darkness of the Night

July 8, 2021

The book is primarily a biography, but views its subject through the lens of science and writing efforts. Clear lines are drawn between Poe’s life events, the scientific community’s academic conversation, and Poe’s literary output. From “Sonnet-To Science” to this cosmological treatise Eureka, Poe diligently worked to bring the ethereal nature of poetry and the tangible study of sciences.

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Film Adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe’s Stories

October 1, 2020

“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to a stage actress in Boston. He would become an itinerant literary icon, living up and down the east coast, taking any writing or editorial jobs he could. While it’s popular…

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Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru

August 12, 2019

One frigid Philadelphia morning, Mr. Poe receives an odd parcel. It’s the third such strange box from an unknown sender. Poe calls upon his friend, and ornithologist Father Keane to help him decipher the meaning of the taxidermied birds, feathers, moss and plants. The clues seem to suggest a sort of warning and very quickly their sender is revealed.

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31 Days of Halloween – October 15

October 15, 2018

The most famous American writer and poet in the Gothic genre is Edgar Allan Poe. Check out this short video — with very cool animations — about Poe and his literary contributions.