Tag archives: Edgar Allen Poe

Poe-tent Potables and Performances: Mixing up the ‘Master of the Macabre’ 
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 17, 2024

I can still recall the chill running up and down my spine, not to mention that evening’s nightmares, after a teacher read Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” aloud during an English class. But fans of Master of the Macabre, those who find pleasure in Poe’s powerful and often poetic horror stories – some of […]

Bye Bye Birdie
By Ashleigh Brilliant   |   January 10, 2019

One of the most famous pieces of literature in the English language is about a talking bird. No, it’s not a parrot or a mynah – and I don’t mean Edward Lear’s accomplished Owl who eloped with a Pussy-Cat, and could sing and play the guitar while operating a sailboat. The particular bird I am […]

Bye Bye Birdie
By Ashleigh Brilliant   |   January 10, 2019

One of the most famous pieces of literature in the English language is about a talking bird. No, it’s not a parrot or a mynah – and I don’t mean Edward Lear’s accomplished Owl who eloped with a Pussy-Cat, and could sing and play the guitar while operating a sailboat. The particular bird I am […]