"The angels, whispering to one another
Can find, among their burning terms of love
None so devotional as that of 'Mother.'”
Despite being orphaned at a young age, Edgar Allan Poe had real reason to believe the angels: it was the women he knew as 'mother'—his aunt, Maria Clemm, his foster mother, Frances Allan, even his grandmother, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe—whose devotion made his life (both literal and literary) possible. As we continue this most poetical year of events and exhibits to commemorate the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe's wife and muse, Virginia Poe, in May we celebrate all thing Mother, spread the love, and recognize the other women in the Poe family.
On Mother's Day, May 8th, we'll PREVIEW our program MOTHER: Hidden Her-stories of the Women in the Poe Family, including a Revolutionary War Patriot and how a mother's love changed literary history. Watch at 7PM, Sunday May 8th.
Looking for a unique Mother's Day gift? Reserve tickets for the LIVE recording of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series, May 10th, or our Gothic Tea Party for Virginia Poe's Birthday, August 13th, at Westminster Hall & Burying Grounds. You might also consider purchasing a PAVER FOR POE FEST and inscribe your devotion on a special paver at The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum. Packages include VIP Death Weekend bus tour tickets at this year's International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards.
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Yours in Poe,
Enrica Jang
Director, Poe Baltimore
P.S. Would you like to express your devotion to a "mom" in your life? Leave a message for mom here and we might play it when our preview streams on Mother's Day: https://www.speakpipe.com/VirginiaPoe
