Shadows & Verse - Edgar Allan Poe

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Résumé :
Shadows & Verse: Dark Poems with Celebrity Commentary is a very special collection of poems and song lyrics that explore 'darkness' in all its many forms -the supernatural, grief, PTSD, loss, the unknown, death, and even joy. Darkness itself is not always bad or negative. This volume collects poems about darkness by some of the greatest writers of all time -including Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, William Butler Yeats, John Donne, and many others. Each poem was selected by one of today's top creators who also provided insightful commentary. Contributors include writers (Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Alma Katsu, Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and many others), actors (Michael Greyeyes, Amber Benson, Harold Perrineau, etc), filmmakers (Shane Black, John Russo, etc), and more. There are also short essays from health care professionals who explore and explain the nature of darkness. Shadows & Verse is a charity anthology intended to fund scholarships and other resources for emerging writers. There is no other poetry collection like this. It is deeply personal and also a resource for teaching, learning, healing, and understanding....

Biographie:
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer often credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. Born to two poor actors in 1809, Poe was orphaned by age two as his father left in 1810 and his mother died the following year. Edgar Poe was taken in by a wealthy family-John and Francis Allan-though he was never formally adopted. Poe's desire to be a poet and writer eventually ended his relationship with John Allan and contributed to his lifelong struggle to find acceptance and financial stability.Widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 19th century, Poe redefined many aspects of horror, science fiction, and mystery writing, especially with his introduction of the first written fictional detective character, C. Augustine Dupin, bestowing Poe with the title: The Father of Detective Fiction. In fact, many of the first readers of Poe's detective stories were under the impression that Poe's detective stories were nonfiction news articles because the analytical procession of this fictional genre was so unfamiliar.It is not known exactly what caused Poe's premature death at the age of 40 in 1849, though his impact on the literary world is undeniable....