Nobody Does Halloween Like the Poe Museum
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia is excited to launch the historic reunion of iconic author Edgar Allan Poe and legendary horror actor Vincent Price over Halloween weekend, October 31,...
View ArticleNevermore Opens January 14
His Darkest Story Was His Own… Now in performances in the heart of Broadway at New World Stages! Following Sold Out Runs at London’s Barbican Center and The New Victory Theatre Previews Begin...
View ArticleThe Raven Turns 170
One hundred seventy years ago, the most famous poem in American literature made its first appearance in print. Edgar Allan Poe had initially shown his poem “The Raven” to the staff of Graham’s...
View ArticlePoet Shares Work with Poe Museum
In honor of National Poetry Month, one of the Poe Museum’s former volunteers, Laura Bittner of Florida, sent us some poetry for our blog. We thank her for sharing her work with the Museum and hope you...
View ArticleMeet the Poe You May Not Know
Think you know Poe? Think again. On June 4 at noon, Barbara Anne Cantalupo will deliver a Banner Lecture entitled “The Poe You May Not Know” at the Virginia Historical Society at 428 North Boulevard...
View ArticleFolio Society Releases New Edition of Poe’s Only Novel
The Poe Museum recently received a small slip-cased volume in the mail. While most of the books that cross my desk contain Poe’s tales of terror (“The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” and the like),...
View ArticleInterview with Illustrator of Folio Society’s new Pym Edition
David Lupton, illustrator of the Folio Society’s new edition of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, took a few minutes from his busy schedule to answer some questions about his work and his interest in...
View ArticleRewrite Poe’s obituary and win a signed copy of nEvermore!
When Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849, his obituary painted him as a friendless misanthrope whose death would “startle many, but few [would] be grieved by it.” Ouch. This notoriously unflattering piece was...
View ArticleWinners Announced! Edgar Allan Poe Flash Fiction & Poetry Contest
This past December, we partnered with James River Writers to launch the Edgar Allan Poe Flash Fiction and Poetry Contest with the theme “Poe Inspires.” We were pleasantly inundated with wonderful...
View Article2016 Young Writers’ Conference
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum presents THE 2016 YOUNG WRITERS’ CONFERENCE June 19-23, 2016 The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, located in Poe’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia, is proud to announce its 2016 Young...
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