Edgar Allan Poe

A look at the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, concentrating on his most famous work "The Raven".Contributor: Daniel J. VestPublished: Feb 09, 2012  

The inspiration behind one of literature's most terrifying poems, Charles Dickens' pet raven called Grip, has been has been put on display, in Philadelphia.  

Barksdale in October, 1959. For many in the area, Poe's mark on the state as a student at the University of Virginia and as a Richmond resident is beloved local lore. The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is a popular tourist attraction for local residents and visitors.  

On Edgar Allen Poe's 203rd birthday Thursday, the annual visits from the "Poe Toaster" have come to an end. Every year on the author's birthday, a mysterious figure dressed in black with a white scarf and wide-brimmed hat has visited Poe's ...  

Most of us think of Edgar Allan Poe as a melancholy fellow, based on his poetry and his difficult and troubled life. But Poe wrote at least one happier piece, "Morning on the Wissahickon," based on his visits to Wissahickon Creek, which runs into the ...  

who joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Immortals’ Luke Evans) to hunt down a mad serial killer whose murders are inspired by his writing — moves forward. Below, we have your exclusive first look at the new poster, which is ...  

Sorry, psychics. I saw in The Baltimore Sun this week that you're going to try to contact Edgar Allan Poe from beyond the grave next month. Nice idea, hope it makes some money to save his house. But I beat you to it. I stopped by Westminster ...  

In Detroit at the modern art exhibit (Jan. 25 column) I met a man who told me he went to Philadelphia to see Edgar Allan Poe’s house. That was embarrassing: I have lived here since 1976 and never patronized it. So yesterday my daughter and I took a ride to the erstwhile Poe residence at Spring [...]  

Jeff Jerome, top, curator of the Poe House and Museum, and Jeannette Marxen stand watch at a window in Westminster Hall, which overlooks the grave of Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore on Thursday. For the third straight year, the mysterious Poe ...  

After 59:49 of tough football, the Patriots wrapped up their win over Baltimore when Billy Cundiff’s 32-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left. The camera showed shots of Raven players on the sideline in disbelief. Instead of getting ready for...  

John Cusack stars as the lowly Edgar Allan Poe in the upcoming flick, The Raven. Only this time…Edgar Allan Poe is kicking tail?! The movie shows a serial killer murdering his victims by what Poe writes. The author works with a young detective to solve the case! The film's helmer, James McTeigue, said the following on the upcoming [...]  

Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer's grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the 'Poe Toaster' shall occur nevermore. Poe House and Museum Curator Jeff Jerome said that ...  

Voted most "Most Romantic Hotel" by locals ... In honor of its own Edgar Allan Poe, guests will receive scented candles by which to read a complimentary volume of the works of Poe and a bottle of champagne to toast the author.  

(AP) Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer's grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the "Poe Toaster" shall occur nevermore. Poe House and Museum Curator Jeff Jerome said ...  

In the style of Baltimore's own Edgar Allan Poe and his most famous work of whom the Ravens are (obviously) named after.I merely saw someone repost this on twitter. Credit goes to "PatsFanInVA" from Patsfans.com Quoth the Ravens 'Nevermore.' The RavensWith apologies to Edgar Allan PoeEA Poe... It's in the game!Once upon a Sunday dreary, while I shouted drunk and beery,Over many a quaint and curious replay of 2000 lore,While I grant, without...