Pints for Poe & More March Events
Goodness! Keeping time, time, time is a task as Poe House is looking ahead to several wonderful events this month. To wit: March 16, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra invites Poe fans to an open rehearsal of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s adaptation of Poe’s last poem, “The Bells” March 18, May the road rise to meet you […]
MOURNING: The Strange Afterlives of Virginia & Edgar Allan Poe
Excerpts from our July session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series. The strange after-lives of Edgar & Virginia Poe, plus rites and traditional feminine in 19th century America. If you enjoy this presentation, look for more sessions in this year’s poetical series from Poe Baltimore. Overview: Enrica Jang, Director of The Edgar Allan Poe […]
MARRIAGE: The public scandals and private tragedies of Virginia & Edgar Allan Poe’s marriage
Excerpts from our June session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series. The public scandals and private tragedies that shaped the marriage of Virginia & Edgar Allan Poe. Overview: Enrica Jang, Director of The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore, provides an overview of the marriage of Virginia Clemm to her cousin, Edgar […]
Grave-side chat with Lynn Cullen, author of “Mrs. Poe”
Discussion with bestselling author, Lynn Cullen, who wrote the novel “Mrs. Poe” inspired by the rumored extra-marital affair between Edgar Allan Poe and the writer, Frances Osgood. What did Virginia know? How did this affair of the heart (and perhaps more) impact her last days of marriage to Poe before her premature death in 1847? […]
MOTHER: Hidden histories of women in the Poe Family
The hidden her-stories of the women in the Poe family, including a Revolutionary War patriot, and how a mother’s love changed literary history. Act I The Life of Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, Matron & Patriot J. Scott Watkins appears as David Poe Sr., Revolutionary War hero and patriot at the battle of North Point in the […]
Grave-side Chat and Living History with J. Scott Watkins as David Poe, Sr.
Grave-side chat with J. Scott Watkins, Living History Performer and descendent of the Westminster sextons who buried Edgar and Virginia Poe–several times! We talk about the Poe family’s Revolutionary War history, then share what to expect for “MOTHER: Hidden Her-stories of the Women in the Poe Family” our May session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial […]
POETESS: Dramatic Poe readings, discussion, and original poetry for National Poetry Month
Excerpts from our April session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series. Celebrate National Poetry Month with dramatic readings and discussion. Act I: Poe’s Feminine Ideal — The Death of a Beautiful Woman Poe is notorious for asserting the death of a beautiful woman is”the most poetical topic in the world.” Dr. Amy Branam Armiento […]
