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caitlin1214 · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:03 PM

His death was as mysterious as his writings. He was found outside a bar, delirious, unable to tell anyone what was wrong with him. He was 40 years old and was dead within a few days. A cousin didn't announce the death and had Poe buried with only about 10 people in attendance.

"This is our chance to make amends for what wasn't done in 1849," says Jeff Jerome, the curator of Baltimore's Poe House and Museum.

Out of respect for Poe and for what people are doing for him, I'm not posting pictures here. But you can find them along with the rest of the article here:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/ed...ory?id=8799941

caitlin1214 · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:05 PM

The Raven has always been my favorite poem:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore . . .

http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literat.../TheRaven.html

Danica · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:11 PM

^My fav is Annabelle Lee

Bag*Snob · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

And the replica Poe, replete with period dress, has been a huge draw as Baltimore and other cities that claim the writer as a native son celebrated the bicentennial of his birth.

"It is not a dummy. It's a re-creation of Mr. Poe. This is not a mannequin. When people look at this, people don't say there's a dummy dressed like Poe. They think it is Poe, and that's what we want," Jerome says.

A fake Poe.

Jahpson · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:29 PM

^ basically.

lorihmatthews · Oct 11th, 2009, 08:55 PM

Interesting that he was allegedly found with someone else's clothes on.

caitlin1214 · Oct 11th, 2009, 09:29 PM

Does it really matter if it's a fake Poe? They don't want to call it that because it would ruin the solemnity of what they're trying to do.

And they couldn't very well dig up Poe's grave, now could they?

Junkenpo · Oct 12th, 2009, 12:42 AM

I had to memorize and recite Annabelle Lee in the 6th grade, The Raven in the 7th. Now I make my honors Am. Lit students memorize/recite Raven in pairs. They freak out bc it's 18 stanzas long.... lol. I tell them if i could do the whole thing when I was 13, they can surely do half of it now.

Poe was such an interesting historical figure... gotta feel sorry for him, too!

caitlin1214 · Oct 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM

I almost want to go and leave a glass of red wine and a rose at his gravesite.

Danica · Oct 12th, 2009, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Junkenpo

I had to memorize and recite Annabelle Lee in the 6th grade, The Raven in the 7th. Now I make my honors Am. Lit students memorize/recite Raven in pairs. They freak out bc it's 18 stanzas long.... lol. I tell them if i could do the whole thing when I was 13, they can surely do half of it now.

Poe was such an interesting historical figure... gotta feel sorry for him, too!

I'd be thrilled to have an assignment like that, I love poetry.

ayla · Oct 12th, 2009, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by lorihmatthews

Interesting that he was allegedly found with someone else's clothes on.

Yes ! I thought that was kind of hilarious !

~Fabulousity~ · Oct 12th, 2009, 04:04 PM

interesting...

Bag*Snob · Oct 12th, 2009, 07:07 PM

I should have said "A FAUX POE".

In this case I feel a memorial service would be more appropriate - not a recreation of a body. KWIM????

caitlin1214 · Oct 12th, 2009, 07:16 PM

^^ Oh, okay.

I get what you mean, but I think the feeling was he didn't get a proper funeral so they were trying to make up for that.

Feri Mosh · Oct 15th, 2009, 03:57 PM

My favorite story of his is cask of amontillado

he had such a twisted beautiful mind.

"No answer still. I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within. There came forth in return only a jingling of the bells. My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so. "

that part of the story just hits me

Oct 11th, 2009, 08:03 PM	#1
caitlin1214 OP You just got slapped Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 22,436	160 Years After Mysterious Death, Edgar Allan Poe Gets Proper Funeral His death was as mysterious as his writings. He was found outside a bar, delirious, unable to tell anyone what was wrong with him. He was 40 years old and was dead within a few days. A cousin didn't announce the death and had Poe buried with only about 10 people in attendance. "This is our chance to make amends for what wasn't done in 1849," says Jeff Jerome, the curator of Baltimore's Poe House and Museum. Out of respect for Poe and for what people are doing for him, I'm not posting pictures here. But you can find them along with the rest of the article here: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/ed...ory?id=8799941
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Oct 11th, 2009, 08:05 PM	#2
caitlin1214 OP You just got slapped Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 22,436	The Raven has always been my favorite poem: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore . . . http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literat.../TheRaven.html
	__________________ If we could take the time To lay it on the line I could rest my head Just knowin' that you were mine November Rain - Guns N' Roses

Oct 11th, 2009, 08:11 PM	#3
Danica Member Joined: Feb 2006 Location: the forest dim Posts: 9,756	^My fav is Annabelle Lee
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Oct 11th, 2009, 08:29 PM	#5
Jahpson Member Joined: Aug 2007 Location: The Playground Posts: 22,362	^ basically.
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Oct 11th, 2009, 08:55 PM	#6
lorihmatthews Fall is here! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 11,036	Interesting that he was allegedly found with someone else's clothes on.
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Oct 11th, 2009, 09:29 PM	#7
caitlin1214 OP You just got slapped Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 22,436	Does it really matter if it's a fake Poe? They don't want to call it that because it would ruin the solemnity of what they're trying to do. And they couldn't very well dig up Poe's grave, now could they?
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Oct 12th, 2009, 12:42 AM	#8
Junkenpo LVoebird! Joined: Jan 2007 Location: 2500 miles from any continental landmass Posts: 3,056	I had to memorize and recite Annabelle Lee in the 6th grade, The Raven in the 7th. Now I make my honors Am. Lit students memorize/recite Raven in pairs. They freak out bc it's 18 stanzas long.... lol. I tell them if i could do the whole thing when I was 13, they can surely do half of it now. Poe was such an interesting historical figure... gotta feel sorry for him, too!
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Oct 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#9
caitlin1214 OP You just got slapped Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 22,436	I almost want to go and leave a glass of red wine and a rose at his gravesite.
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Oct 12th, 2009, 04:04 PM	#12
~Fabulousity~ Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 12,911	interesting...
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Oct 12th, 2009, 07:07 PM	#13
Bag*Snob For All Things Authentic! Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,829	I should have said "A FAUX POE". In this case I feel a memorial service would be more appropriate - not a recreation of a body. KWIM????
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Oct 12th, 2009, 07:16 PM	#14
caitlin1214 OP You just got slapped Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 22,436	^^ Oh, okay. I get what you mean, but I think the feeling was he didn't get a proper funeral so they were trying to make up for that.
	__________________ If we could take the time To lay it on the line I could rest my head Just knowin' that you were mine November Rain - Guns N' Roses

Oct 15th, 2009, 03:57 PM	#15
Feri Mosh Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7	My favorite story of his is cask of amontillado he had such a twisted beautiful mind. "No answer still. I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within. There came forth in return only a jingling of the bells. My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so. " that part of the story just hits me
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