The Haunted Place
It is a good tradition during Halloween to do something with that which is 'scary'. That can be done very well with Edgar Allan Poe's poem "A Haunted Place". (more…)
The Raven
According to today’s categorisation the poem written by Edgar Allan Poe entitled “The Raven” is a gothic novel. This poem is indeed more like a short story. Let’s dive into this dark poem where a raven has a conversation with a man, about his lost love.
A dream within a dream
Many poets wrote or write about dreams. Poetry and dreaming is a good combination. The poem by Edgar Allan Poe, “A dream within a dream,” is a perfect example of...
The valley of unrest
Dark Romanticism. That is a good description of the category in which the work Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) belongs. “The valley of unrest” is a poem with one stanza, that is about a place where you normally wouldn’t find bustle or noise (unrest): a cemetery.
Fairy-land
A magical place or landscape, where fairies live. With a sense of drama. That is the setting that Edgar Allan Poe offered in the poem “Fairy-land.”
Romance
Never for a moment believe that all the poetry that Edgar Allan Poe left us is about mystery or mystical occurrences. The poem “Romance” proofs that Poe was a versatile writer. But altogether, it’s still Poe and there is a twist to this poem.
