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Annabel Lee
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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After the death of the beautiful Annabel Lee, a young man contemplates their love storythe passionate love in their youth, and the love that continues even after her passing. Despite the fact that his first published works were books of poetry, during his lifetime Edgar Allan Poe was recognized more for his literary criticism and prose than his poetry. However, Poes poetic works have since become as well-known as his famous stories, and reflect similar themes of mystery and the macabre. Annabel Lee was the last complete poem composed by Poe, and was most likely inspired by his wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
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dabbe
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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#LuckyInLove
#LovePoem
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Being Poe, this one borders on unhealthy obsession (plus, Annabel is, well, dead), but the cadence has always haunted me, sounding like the waves rolling onto the shore.

TheBookHippie My favorite 👀🤫🖤 2mo
Leftcoastzen It‘s still awesome! Yay ,Poe! 2mo
IndoorDame 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤩😍😘 2mo
dabbe @Leftcoastzen Agreed! 🤩😍😃 2mo
dabbe @IndoorDame 😍😘😍 2mo
Eggs It is hauntingly rhythmic 2mo
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Lizpixie
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#HalloweenPoetryMatters #Day11 #Ghost A lot of Poe‘s poems are about death, spirits & angels. I highly recommend the album Closed On Account Of Rabies where people like Iggy Pop, Christopher Walken, Marianne Faithful(who reads the above poem)& the best, Jeff Buckley reading Ulalume. With music & sound effects, it‘s gothic, creepy & chilling. And on Spotify or YouTube I believe! #Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub 6pts

dabbe That album is INCREDIBLE! I used it a lot when teaching Poe to my students. My fave is “The Black Cat“ read by Diamanda Galás. It's a LONG one, and the kids were just memorized through the entire reading. 🧡🎃🧡 6mo
TheSpineView 🖤🎃🧡 6mo
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DarkMina
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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DarkMina Cont: For the moon never beams without bringing me drean
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea.
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 and a classic ❤️❤️ 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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abookishbutterfly
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Thank you for all of your condolences. I‘d respond individually, but I‘m just tired and sad today. I‘m lacking the motivation for a creative book photo or writing something book related. Annabel is the third ferret I‘ve had to put down in less than two years and it‘s never an easy thing. She was a wonderful pet and

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abookishbutterfly I‘m grateful for the seven years of life we were granted. Her absence is already deeply felt.

So, today I‘ll just leave you with a photo of Annabel watching one of the Insidious movies. 😂 Back in 2015, my TV stopped working, so my daughter and I carried my son‘s very heavy box TV out into the living room and placed it on the carpet so we could watch our movie. Annabel was a bit curious about what was happening on the screen. ❤️
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tracey38 I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending you many hugs. 💙 3y
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abookishbutterfly
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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You held on for such a long time
So much longer than we‘d expected
You shined while you were fighting
to give us what we did not deserve
I‘m sorry you had to suffer
just so we could cling to you a little longer
Thank you for all you gave us
You can rest now, Annabel

5/11/2014 - 6/3/21

Scochrane26 So sorry for your loss. Love your ferrets. 😢 3y
Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 3y
Ruthiella You have my condolences. 💔 We love our animal companions and it breaks our hearts to say goodbye. 3y
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BehindthePages Sorry for your loss :( 3y
CBee No!! I am so sorry. I understand the heartbreak all too well and will be thinking of you 😕♥️ 3y
bibliobliss I recently lost a fur baby. Sorry for your loss 💔 3y
sprainedbrain So sorry 😞 3y
DaveGreen7777 I‘m so sorry for your loss! 😢 3y
litenthusiast Awwww, I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm thinking of you and sending lots of love. 💜 3y
Andrea4 Aw, sending lots of love! 3y
JenReadsAlot Sorry for your loss 3y
DrexEdit So sorry for your loss. 😢 💜 3y
rubyslippersreads I‘m so sorry. Our fur babies are family. ❤️ 3y
Megabooks So sorry for your loss. 💕 3y
Deblovestoread I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💔 3y
JessClark78 So sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 3y
ShelleyBooksie So sorry for your loss. Sending virtual hugs. 3y
CarolynM 💔 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm so sorry. Sending hugs 💔💞💞 3y
Nute Our sweet animal buddies make the world go round. We miss them when they depart. We never forget them.💞{{{HUGS}}} 3y
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DarkMina
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Eggs 💗💗💗💗 3y
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DarkMina
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bebooked
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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“To love and be loved by me” 🤍 #EdgarAllanPoe #Poetry #AnnabelLee

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felicityfeiner
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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I first read this on iPoe, an app that's a bit like an interactive graphic novel, and I fell in love with this poem. So beautiful and dark.

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abookishbutterfly
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Annabel says, #lovemenow!

Okay, she is not a book but she was named after Poe‘s poem Annabel Lee and today is her 5th birthday so it counts. 😉

#amonthofsongs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 Cute! It totally counts! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww ❤️❤️ 5y
BlameJennyJane Happy Birthday, Annabel! 😍 5y
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Slajaunie Precious! Tell her she shares a birthday with my son Tony. He is 15 today. 5y
marleed When my daughter was 14 she memorized Annabelle Lee to recite as a gift to my dad. He thought it was an awesome gift. Thirteen years later and Gwenna can still recite it! 5y
abookishbutterfly @BlameJennyJane She says, “Thank you!” 5y
abookishbutterfly @Slajaunie I will tell her. Happy birthday to your son! 5y
DebinHawaii She is gorgeous. 😍 5y
abookishbutterfly @marleed Aw, that‘s awesome that she memorized Annabel Lee and so sweet that she recited it to your dad! 5y
Slajaunie Thank you! Happy Birthday to Annabel! 🥳 5y
abookishbutterfly @DebinHawaii I agree! I‘d say “thank you” but I had nothing to do with her gorgeousness. 😂 5y
Avanders 😍😍 5y
Dragon So cute! 🤗 5y
BooknerdsLife Awww she‘s beautiful! 😍😍💖 and I love that poem too! 5y
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abookishbutterfly
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Annabel Lee, Annabel the ferret, and Edgar Allan Pug.

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erzascarletbookgasm
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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This is the last complete poem by Poe.
It‘s about (from Wikipedia) ‘The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious. He retains his love for her even after her death.. There has been debate over who, if anyone, was the inspiration for "Annabel Lee".‘

#PoetryMatters #Kingdom

LazyDays I was going to pick this one today😊💗 5y
LazyDays Good pick😊 5y
Cathythoughts Yes, lovely pick ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
TrishB Great pick 👍🏻 5y
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ErinGoBragh1011
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Miss. Annabel Lee has been taking up a lot of time. Trying to get her acclamated to her new home and new siblings, I haven't really had much time to read. She is doing well though and I couldn't have asked for a better cat. #booksandcats #rescue #stray

Bklover She‘s beautiful! 6y
ErinGoBragh1011 @Bklover aw thanks! I lucked out 6y
CouronneDhiver Such a pretty girl. 🖤🖤🖤 6y
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ErinGoBragh1011
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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So my roommate found a stray cat on the parking lot yesterday and brought her home. I thought long and hard about keeping her and decided that I was going to. She is the sweetest most loving cat and took to me immediately. It was meant to be. Her name is Annabel Lee. #booksandcats #minipather

Bklover She‘s beautiful!!!❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Leftcoastzen So cute! 6y
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Ddzmini Awe cute 🐱 6y
JoScho 🖤🖤🖤 6y
mrozzz Awwwww ☺️ 6y
TheSpineView She's a beauty!❤🐱 6y
TieDyeDude Yay! Congrats. Strays are (usually) wonderful 6y
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ShelvesAndCandles
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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✨For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ✨

#EdgarAllanPoe #poetry #AnnabelLee #bookworm #quote

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mypoesoul
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Day #3 of my 7 days of Poe... 😛

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee...

Part of my infatuation with Living Dead dolls. Yeah, I‘m a grown man (my wife questions that), and I play with dolls, OK? 🤫 Fortunately, I purchased this a while ago, before the value shot through the roof. 🚀 Mezco only made a few dolls about real people. 😉 That little Poe figure in front is possessed. He knocks down books..

GarthRanzz Is that the Poe that‘s like a little resin trinket box? I have that one! I don‘t don‘t think mines haunted though. Just lost in storage somewhere. 6y
mypoesoul @GarthRanzz Yeah, his head comes off (and there‘s a heart inside). I can‘t remember where I found him, but wherever we put him, books always get knocked down. Seriously. We have him pinned in between two large books, and that seems to keep him in check. If you set him beside a smaller, lighter weight book, it will be on its side or the floor before the end of the day... (edited) 6y
GarthRanzz It‘s the heart trying to break out. 😊 I don‘t remember where I found mine either but it is the same one. It used to set next to two bobble heads and some other Poe stuff when I actually worked in the office. 6y
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vkois88 Those are SO FREAKING COOL!!! 6y
mypoesoul @vkois88 Thanks!!! 😊 6y
MiyakoBunny In their own love 🖤⚰️ too😍😍😍 6y
mypoesoul @MiyakoBunny ☺️ yeah, they put so much detail into creating it... (edited) 6y
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JennyBookworm
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1. Jane Eyre & Mr. Rochester - because they accept each other for who they are
2. "Narrator" and Annabel Lee - because "we loved with a love that was more than love"
3. Snape & Lily - Always
#bookishcouples @GarthRanzz

JennyBookworm Ok, #3 is not a literary couple so to speak, but I'm the ringmaster of my imaginary circus.... 6y
GarthRanzz Love your choices! Especially Annabel Lee. That‘s my favorite of Poe‘s poems. 6y
JennyBookworm @GarthRanzz Thanks! Have you seen the Poe museum in Richmond VA? I used to love to visit it when I lived in Virginia 6y
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GarthRanzz Every time I‘ve gone back to the home office in D.C. I‘ve wanted to take a day off and drive there! I really want to visit there and Baltimore. I‘ve even contributed to the museum during fund raisers. 6y
JennyBookworm @GarthRanzz It's small, but so worth it! The docents really know everything you could ask. I never have made it to the Baltimore one, but it's definitely on my list. 6y
GarthRanzz Two of my bucket list places to visit, definitely. 6y
tonyahoswalt I also love the poem Annabel Lee, and the Snape/Lily pairing. 6y
JennyBookworm @tonyahoswalt The Snape/Lily story arc kills me. Every. Single. Time. 😢 6y
Bklover Awwwwwwww.... Snape and Lily! 😘😳😢 6y
readinginthedark Such great choices! ❤️ 6y
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BookedBySunrise
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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amvs1111 One of my favorite poems. The first I ever chose to memorize. 6y
BookedBySunrise @amvs1111 Its my favorite poem as well 6y
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mypoesoul
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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One of my many E.A. Poe tattoos (I‘ll post my other Poe tattoos later). Yes, I AM a Poe fan! 😁 This was the first tattoo where I gave the artist full control, and I had no clue what it was until she finished. I didn‘t even peek. 😍 That‘s the top of Annabel Lee‘s head at the bottom of the photo.

We loved with a love that was more than love. - E.A. Poe, Annabel Lee (one of my favorite lines ever). #poe #annabellee #edgarallanpoe #tattoo

Jess_Read_This Gorgeous artwork! Love it! 6y
mypoesoul @Jess_Read_This Thank you so much! ☺️ 6y
BookedBySunrise Beautiful; its my favorite poem of his 6y
mypoesoul @MoBee Thanks! Mine too. ☺️ 6y
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Mystic.Archives.Of.Dantalian
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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So exquisite and bittersweet is this poem, it's beautifully written and quite romantic in a tragic sense.

Nebklvr My favorite 6y
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Brie
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
#lostloves #jubilantjuly

LeahBergen This has always been a favourite of mine. ❤️ 7y
Brie @LeahBergen Me too 7y
DeborahSmall @LeahBergen @Brie a favourite for me too ❤️ 7y
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vivastory Have you heard the double cd "Closed on Account of Rabies"? Various actors & musicians read/perform Poe pieces. I listen to it every October. 7y
Brie No, that sounds like something I'd like to hear though. I love Poe. @vivastory 7y
vivastory @brie I could burn a copy & mail it to you, if you like. 7y
Brie @vivastory Thanks, that'd be awesome. 103 Kelsey Rd. Williamsburg, VA 23185 7y
vivastory @brie No problem! I think you'll really like it. 7y
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Booksnblabbers
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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It was so many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee
- Edgar Allan Poe
#edgarallanpoe #poetry #poet #bookstagram #books #book

MrBook Ah, Poe! One of my favorites 🙌🏻. Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻 7y
Booksnblabbers @MrBook Aww thank you! Well talking about books has already taken over my life 😂 😍 7y
MrBook 🙌🏻🙌🏻👌🏻 7y
Lilasbooks411 Love poetry 7y
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StephBengtson
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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RIP Poe socks. 😭

GypsyKat That's so sad! 😢 7y
Books88 The raven crows for these 😢 7y
Redwritinghood Nevermore. ☹️ 7y
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MMenefee
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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It was many and many a day ago when I came across these tights on etsy and had to have them. They're now mine thanks to mom asking me to stuff I really wanted this xmas. #seasonsreadings2016

britt_brooke Love!! 7y
LauraBeth Cute! 7y
SheilaChew So cool! 7y
sprainedbrain Oh my gosh! Love!! 7y
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IMASLOWREADER
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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BookBabe Hell yeah! 🙌🏻💀 7y
IMASLOWREADER this was an awesome exhibit 7y
BibliophileMomma At our local library this month was All Poe all the time. 👍🏼👌😄 7y
IMASLOWREADER ❤️💕😍🤗 7y
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silverlocusts
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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I think this poem is kinda spooky and sad. It seems appropriate for #allhallowsread to me!

Mcoun Oh Poe! So dark and creepy! 7y
Nebklvr It is my favorite! 7y
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KafkaKitten
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Okay, I might be obsessed, but here are some more DC Poe finds! On top is a grave I happened upon this morning in the Congressional Cemetery, and the bottom picture is of a custom needlepoint kneeler in Washington National Cathedral! 💀 Kramerbooks haul to come later tonight....

lynneamch Love your DC posts and LOVE Kramerbooks! 7y
KafkaKitten @lynneamch Thank you! I wish I didn't live across the country from Kramerbooks 😢 7y
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Sara_Planz
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe socks from Out of Print in honor of the anniversary of the passing of my very favorite author Mr. Poe. Along with my tattoo, dozen of shirts, kindle case, my whole living room, etc. etc. #edgarallanpoe

UwannaPublishme 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Felso I love my Poe-ka dot socks! 8y
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Hornsby78
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That time I met Poe. (Haahahhahaaaa!) Last October, my library had a viewing of The Black Cat and had a couple of local teachers and librarians read some of Poe's work. They gave out magnets that said, "Once upon a midnight dreary..."

LauraBeth I want this for my house ❤️ 8y
BookishFeminist 😂😂 a life size Poe cardboard stand up! Brilliant! Last year I went to go see a Poe impersonator for my birthday and it was amazing- he was amazing. 8y
athorne I need this. My boyfriend jokes about putting a Super Man at the end of our bed. Now I can tell him, "Sure, as long as I can have a Poe." 8y
Hornsby78 @LauraBeth @EMJenkinson Wouldn't one for the house be brilliant? I would talk to it like it was folks. @BookishFeminist Well, I'm officially jealous. That sounds AWESOME. My friend got tattooed by a man that is Poe's great-grandnephew or some such. He has the last name Poe and even looks like him. HOW COOL IS THAT?? 8y
RanaElizabeth Oh, man. My AmLit teacher in high school actually had one of these in his house, he stood him up in one of the second floor windows so Poe could watch the world. Everybody in the neighborhood knew where the weird teacher lived. 8y
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GoneFishing
Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe

But our love was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we
Of many far wiser than we
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

Nebklvr I love Poe...this is my favorite 8y
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courtney
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In the spirt of @MrBook and @BookBabe ...dinner! Turkey burgers with Swiss, yellow mustard, and a bread & butter peppercorn pickle from the farmers market with some mixed veggies. The real star is this Annabel Lee White Ale! It was 80% a label buy, but definitely worth it. Crisp and refreshing like most wits, but perfectly autumnal. Also just proud 'cause this is one of the first times I've cooked a real meal in months.

Dragon Yum 8y
courtney @britt_brooke cheers! 🍻 @Dragon it was so good! I can't take credit for the turkey burger though (besides cooking it). Whole Foods has amazing turkey burgers at their meat counter! 8y
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Dragon Excellent we're getting Whole Foods here soon so I can try them 😃🍔 8y
Karkar 🍔🍺🍺📚 what a great combo 8y
courtney @Dragon yay! It's a slippery slope because it can sometimes be so expensive 😫 @Karkar definitely delicious! I also loved that the beer crate had the entire poem printed on the sides and bottom. 8y
Suzze I'd buy that beer in a flash! Looks tasty too. 8y
courtney @Suzze I hope you can find it in your area! There is also a lager with Poe all over it 😍🍻 8y
Suzze @courtney Looks like I might have to go to Pennsylvania or Chicago. (I'm in Michigan). 8y
courtney @Suzze where in Michigan?! Hopefully my home state doesn't let you down with the Pow beer 🙏🏻 8y
Suzze @courtney Born and raised in Detroit. I live in Westland now. 8y
courtney @Suzze that's where my dad/his side of the family is from! I've spent many awesome summers in Detroit/Roseville. I'm from further north, about 90 mins south of the bridge! 8y
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Hornsby78
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I see that quite a few of you are venturing into horror this month and some are reading (re-reading) Poe. I wanted to make sure y'all were aware of this great bluegrass version of Poe's Annabelle Lee. https://youtu.be/IvJswSzfE70

Nebklvr I was hoping someone would mention this! Love her rendition of my favorite Poe! 8y
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KafkaKitten
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When Flounder is feeling homesick, he reads his favorite poem set by the sea! #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge *actually just using this as an excuse to juxtapose Poe with an adorable plushy*

rubyslippersreads Adorable! 😀🐠 8y
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SammiJ
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"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams, Of the beautiful Annabel Lee" ❤ one of my all time favourites