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Edgar Allan Poe
Visit the stomping grounds of Poe at the University of Virginia, The Poe Museum in Richmond, Sullivan's Island, SC and Poe's home in Philadelphia.
Poe on Sullivan's Island
On a chilly autumn day in the year of the new millennium, I head my car out of Charleston, South Carolina up the coast, across the river and marshes to Sullivan's Island, now a settled community of mostly year round residents. Meandering, I could turn left onto Gold Bug Avenue, or Raven Drive, or turn right onto Poe Avenue, names commemorating a writer's stay on this little sea island.
Posted on Fri, Oct 04, 2002
Scholar, Athlete, and Artist,
Edgar Allan Poe At University of Virginia
In 1826, Edgar Allan Poe attended the University of Virginia to receive the liberal education promised to him by his foster father, John Allan. Almost 200 years later, I visited Charlottesville in search of background ambiance for a novel I was writing about Poe's stint as a college student. Although Poe had only turned 17 just three weeks before his arrival, John Allan's influence with the school's administrators cleared the way for his charge's early admission.
Posted on Wed, Oct 02, 2002
Edgar Allan Poe's Richmond
In "To One in Paradise," Edgar Allan Poe describes his longing for:
A green isle in the sea, love, A fountain and a shrine, All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, And all the flowers were mine.
The garden of the Poe Museum in Richmond creates just such a spot where visitors (and perhaps the poet's spirit) can linger.
Posted on Tue, Oct 01, 2002
Poe's Philadelphia Experience
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
By the scene is a vacant old house in the center of a bustling city. A cold chill follows you in before you can even shut the heavy door. There are no furnishings, only a barren fireplace of cold brick. The ambiance gives off the feeling of ice. The paint is desperately trying to peel completely away from the wall, and the bare wooden floors creek beneath your feet.
Posted on Tue, Oct 01, 2002
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