It is impossible to overstate the penetration of “The Raven” into American culture. It’s still the only poem with its own NFL football team, the Baltimore Ravens. That is where Edgar Allen Poe died and is buried. But just one year prior to his sad and mysterious end, he had visited Providence to pursue a …
One of the Providence Athenaeum’s most notable visitors was Edgar Allan Poe. In 1848 he traveled to the city in order to meet and court the wealthy widow and talented poet, Sarah Helen Whitman, with whom he happened to share a birthday, January 19th. She had once written a poem to Poe, to be shared …
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I suspect that the Edgar Allan Poe postcard will be popular; I grabbed two immediately. The new visitors’ center on the main floor of the Providence Athenaeum opened quietly last month in what had previously been the director’s office. In addition to used books, the center sells totes, mugs, a Lego model of the library, …
A lock of Poe’s hair, a spiritualist photobooth, an immersive performance of The Raven — join the fun Thursday evening (not midnight) when a major Poe exhibition opens at the Providence Athenaeum with a fundraising event. “A Midnight Dreary” (Sold Out) is open to members and non-members alike. (Become a member and save money on …
The Lippitt House Museum hosts a week of events around “The Women Who Loved Poe” — a film installation by Sandra Luzzi Sneesby — revealing the interior life of writer Edgar Allan Poe, as told by the women who loved him. As is the case with most people, Edgar Allan Poe’s talent and temperament, vocation …
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(10.14) From the Providence Athenaeum, David Dvorchak of AS220, hosts this afternoon of horror with us, featuring a full length film and short films inspired by our favorite author of mystery and horror Edgar Allen Poe. What better place to get in touch with your inner Poe than the alcoves of the Athenaeum. This program …
Who hasn’t thought that. Not About the Buildings and the Providence Athenaeum present The Scrivener-In, a marathon reading of Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street and Poe’s The Raven, with discussion. Hear Poe read where Poe once walked. Poe’s poem The Raven, published in 1845, made him famous and inspired praise, parody, …
Tonight’s event, marking the bicentennial of Poe’s birth and his doomed, romantic sojourns in Providence, is nearly sold out. Any remaining tickets must be purchased by calling Sandy Markley at 401.421.6970. The event will feature dramatic readings from Poe — as well as Providence poet, Sarah Helen Whitman — an exhibit of rare Poe printed …