Knowing Poe Few American writers can make one's heart race quite like Edgar Allan Poe. Penning deliciously titillating reads like The Telltale Heart and The Raven, Poe wrote the book on suspense and dreadful foreshadowing, yet his life and death remain a mystery to many. Join the folks at Maryland Public Television as they present this excellent scholastic primer on the agile poet, author, and literary critic's short but prolific life. Go back 200 years to Poe's Baltimore home on N. Amity Street and climb the twisting staircase to the cramped room that served as the 23-year-old's first writing garret. Learn how he skillfully wove trademark techniques like point of view in The Cask of Amontillado, rhythm and meter in the melodious The Bells, and cipher writing in the case of The Gold Bug. Read the personal letters of a downtrodden writer as he tirelessly pitches stories that will one day be classics. While his life may not have been easy, this site details the incredible work ethic that drove the naturally gifted creative genius. Is Poe's life still a mystery? We hope the answer is "nevermore!" (in Literature > Authors)
