Poe’s most famous poem, “The Raven,” published in 1845—I prefer “The Bells”—papers the eight episodes. Besides the literal raven flitting about in episodes, there is also Roderick Usher’s ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This collection is a great start, as it compiles some of Poe's greatest ...

"I was a child and she was a child, in this kingdom by the sea, but we loved with a love that was more than love, I and my Annabel Lee." Those are words from a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It's ...

Poe had moved to Boston, the city where he was born, after leaving his foster parents' Richmond, Virginia, home. The 40-page Tamerlane and Other Poems was inspired by the work of British poet Lord ...

This episode examines Poe's final days and brings to life renowned works. Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He strives to ...

I applaud Willard Spiegelman’s arguments in his wonderful review of Jerome McGann’s “The Poet Edgar Allan Poe” (Bookshelf, Dec. 8). Certainly poetry should be read aloud. The works of William ...

With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start. By Emily C. Hughes From now to the end of October, spooky season takes hold ...

A new biography, “Edgar Allan Poe” by Richard Kopley, is a sympathetic portrait of the horror master, connecting his life story to his fiction.

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Edgar Allen Poe returns to Baltimore on Saturday, but it’s no ghost story. Though the name might conjure the dark fiction and bleak Gothic poetry of one of the masters of American ...