Morella's Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks to Seven Crows for the gorgeous Poe portrait below!

flying crow by Lisa Konrad

Goth Girl will lead you to morellapoe.com

I am Morella.... my mother read the words of Poe to me from my early childhood...
indeed, she named me after one of his lesser known characters....
the story is here, should you care to read it...

Edgar Allan Poe was the quintessential goth, long before there was such a thing as gothic,
in the modern sense. His tragic life inspired him to write his eloquent tales of macabre beauty,
as well as his poems of haunted memories and love lost, but never forgotten...

Visit Virginia's page on Forrest's House of Usher site!

Poe was born on January 19, 1809; his last home was Poe Cottage in the Bronx.
He spent the last years of his beloved wife Virginia's life there,
under the care of their beloved Muddy, until Virginia lost her battle
with turberculosis.... the same malady that Poe had watched claim
his dear mother when he was less than three years old...

Visit my "Morella" page to read Poe's macabre tale of my namesake,
which includes the unedited 'Sancta Maria', Poe's beautiful poem
to the Mother of God. The portrait of Poe will show you the way....

If you'd like to read my poem "Broken Dreams", click on my picture.
Please enjoy the rest of the submissions in the Poe vein
at the "Suffering is Hip" website... their Poefest section
will delight the heart of any true Poe fan!

My favorite Poe People & Places can now be found on their own webpage;
Let the beautiful color portrait of Poe by Gibson Grafx show you the way...
I hope you will send me any Poe webpages that you consider worthy of inclusion;
I'll be updating my Poe links page soon, so please email me the urls of sites not already listed!

I kept the link above because it is probably the most devoted and extensive of all Poe webpages;
of course I am referring to the incomparable Qrisse! His pages have spawned
a true community of Poe devotees who are to be found posting regularly in his Book of Poe.
I count myself fortunate indeed to be numbered among them...

To all those who are devoted to Poe ...
It is with great pleasure that I present for your entertainment...

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Brought to you by The Cabinet of Dr. Casey, the most comprehensive website
devoted to horror in all its artistic manifestations that I have ever seen....
Dr. Casey himself has dramatized selected works of Poe, which you may listen to in real audio
while you read the accompanying text! What better way to savor the rich complexities
of Poe's command of the language, while enjoying the dramatic subtleties brought to life
by a true devotee of Poe's genius... Thank you, my dear doctor..
You are a man after my own dark heart...
Follow the black bird to hear the good doctor's reading of "The Raven"...

Several artists have donated their talents to a new cd collection
of the works of Poe called "Closed on Account of Rabies-Po"; you can listen
to samples on the cdnow website. Deborah Harry, Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop,
and Diamanda Galas are among those performing some of Poe's best known works...
I especially recommend Christopher Walken's dramatic recital of "The Raven"....

Now having said cd in my possession, I must say, Diamanda is quite the dramatic talent!
The background music of the readings evokes the sense of creeping horror for which Poe
is renowned the world over... my thanks to Dominique for the gift...

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Where Once Poe Walked

Eternal brood the shadows on this ground,
Dreaming of centuries that have gone before;
Great elms rise solemnly by slab and mound,
Arched high above a hidden world of yore.

Round all the scene a light of memory plays,
And dead leaves whisper of departed days,
Longing for sights and sounds that are no more.

Lonely and sad, a specter glides along
Aisles where of old his living footsteps fell;
No common glance discerns him, though his song
Pearls down through time with a mysterious spell.

Only the few who sorcery's secret know,
Espy amidst these tombs the shade of Poe.

H. P. Lovecraft

Crow landing by Lisa Konrad

The incredible raven graphics on this page are by Lisa Konrad;
indulge in her graphics at the Animation Arthouse...