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| Discussion: Edgar Allan Poe Pages: 1 2 Poe is fantastic.>>By raspberry_juice I love Poe, both his stories and his poetry. My favorite poem is "Alone" and "The Raven". I love "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart". Poe is perfect for my tastes: dark, brooding, sinister, perhaps a trifle insane. I love it. Reading Poe makes me feel like a character from Interview with the Vampire, even though I know that's Anne Rice. If anyone loves Poe, and doesn't mind reading somewhat young adult lit, they should try "The Man Who Was Poe" by AVI. >>By holeINmySOUL6 Poe is my favorite writer of all time. I've got the Raven completely memorized =S and I'm working on Annabel Lee. True, he had some personal issues, like drinking and the fact that everyone he made eye contact with died of tuberculosis, but I think his real life influences helped to lend that amazing powerful 'darkness' to his works. Also, he invented the modern detective story, amazing. >>By Simmons I like his horror stuff, I'm not so keen on his detective stories. He may have invented it, but Conan Doyle made it worth reading in my opinion. >>By Flagg It's so annoying when people denegrate another human because they may have been an addict. Talk about superficiality! Cheap shots are always delivered by the weak minded-those who find themselves in fear of one thing or another. Someone noted that many other great writers were addicts as well-good point. I just hope that none of the judgemental in here ever finds themselves struggling to overcome such a difficult circumstance. I've never actually read any of his poems, but I do admire the man for another reason. He was not only a poet, but a brilliant logician, who, in his spare time, managed to resolve one of the most pressing questions in astronomy for his time. He was the first person to figure out why the night sky wasn't flooded with light, as many astronomers thought it should be. He also pointed scientists toward what we call "The Big Bang" theory today. Of course he was laughed at in those times, especially since he wasn't an elitist scientist. However, time has proven him correct on his observations and speculations. It's an amazing thing when a person can come along and make bold statements about the world, especially when they haven't spent much time studying the field in which they eventually revolutionize. Einstein was somewhat similar int hat respect-he was a lowely patent clerck who would finish his responsibilities early so that he could work on his fantastic equations in some back office. I wonder where today's Poe is, and what he or she is doing right now! >>By Hume Ungus You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |