What is your favorite work by Poe?  

The Raven:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door-
Only this, and nothing more."

I think I was twelve when I first discovered Poe through this work of his. This verse has stayed in my mind since then and I often quote parts of it. His writing, his poetic style, his imagination fired my own desire to write. The fact that he 'invented' the detective story also endeared him to me. Conan Doyle once said of Poe that his genius was in the obvious details, and Doyle's own Holmes stories turned that concept into a fine art.

Edgar Allan Poe is one of my favorite writers. I adore his "Tell Tale Heart" and the " Cask of Amontillado".. They're such masterpieces of their time. Happy posting!

I know it's the most common of his poems, but I love The Raven. That one and Annabel Lee. Poe was one of the only things I looked forward to in American Lit. I always loved British Lit but American Lit bored me. Poe, Faulkenr and Hawthorne have always been my favorites.

I haven't read any work by Poe since I left High School. He does have some great works and we read all of his works while we were in High School.

You have already mentioned my own favourite work of Edgar Allen Poe and that's "The Raven". It's an amazing poem that flows so poignantly when narrated properly! They even did a rendition of The Raven on a Simpson's episode once! In this instance they used the voice of James Earl Jones as the narrator and his rich deep voice was perfect for it! I realize it's an unusual example to give of this poem being read, but the fact that it can be included in a Simpson's episode of all things, yet still be a tour de force, is a testament to it's poetic brilliance.

If you're interested, here is the section of that Simpson's episode with James Earl Jones narrating "The Raven":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_6IODy0mU

Hi _sketch_,


I used to watch his work many years ago but I cannot remember the title but "The Raven" is familiar though.


Tamara

Yes, he has always been a favorite of mine too. My all time favorite would have to be, "The Pit and the Pendulum". Such a classic and very scary!
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija