Celebrate Creativity

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mr. Poe and Mr. Bartley discuss the tragic life of his mother, Eliza, as well as his brother and sister. Mr. Poe poignantly relates the horrible illness of his mother.  He then talks about her death from tuberculosis when the writer was only two years old Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

Send us Fan Mail https://www.openlettersmonthlyarchive.com/olm/appearing-as-edgars-father https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/michael-daly This episode begins with an apology, and story about a rowdy group of students (from Lady Gaga’s mother’s high school) and their refusal to be quiet until I feigned madness! A majority of this episode covers the question of the identity of Poe’s father.   Most...

Send us Fan Mail It is 1809, and Mr. Poe is born in Boston on January 9 in the cold of winter (naturally.) And Mr. Poe talks about the fact that his mother often played classic roles where she died on stage.  Could this be why Poe wrote so many stories about beautiful young woman dying (and often coming back to life?) Being a research heavy podcast, I am indebted to the Indianapolis Public Library...

Send us Fan Mail This episode deals with  the conflicts between Eliza (Poe's mother) and David (Poe's father) as stage actors a comparison of Eliza and David to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born a discussion of the size and importance of the couple’s Shakespearean roles (possibly the nerdiest thing you will ever hear!) Cover Art: File from Wikipedia :Star Is Born 04 (4402721...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Seven This episode begins a look at Poe’s ancestors - the people who made him who he became. Mr. Poe talks about his grandfather - David Poe, Sr. - definitely a strong and decisive man who gave a great deal of money to the cause of the colonial independence.  Mr. Poe then talks about his grandfather’s children - especially David Poe Jr.  (the writer’s father.) Mr. Poe then...

Send us Fan Mail Encapsulating the American Revolution in the story of two men both named Lafayette General Lafayette from France James Lafayette - American member of the enslaved population Mr. Poe's opinion of the musical Hamilton Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

Send us Fan Mail This brief episode deals with  My birthday (and some personal notes) Alfred Hitchcock and Poe The movie Marnie, its Poe references, and Sean Connery Sean Connery in Finding Forrester and the joy of writing Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (as Poe might have heard it) Thanks for the podcast response Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

Send us Fan Mail Just in time for Halloween, this podcast features the ghost of Mr. Poe reading from 8 of his works (including The Tell Tale Heart, The Bells, Visit of the Dead, The Lake, and what might be the best version of The Raven you will ever hear.) Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

Send us Fan Mail Episode Two  Encountering Poe’s Ghost I begin the episode relaxing in a comfortable chair in a University of Virginia library when a bum? Panhandler? Apparition? Introduces himself as Edgar Allan Poe, and tells me that he wants to start a podcast.  We talk, but I am doubtful, to say the least. Then switch to a few months ago - this same apparition visits me again (knowing that I w...

Send us Fan Mail Episode One  Becoming Poe This episode basically explains where I am coming from regarding this podcast - my (almost) journey from working at a computer store to being a guide at the Poe  Museum in Richmond - generally believed to be the largest collection of Poe-related memorabilia in the world.  (and a REALLY AWESOME place) Then I explain how I become (more or less) Edgar Allan...

Send us Fan Mail Once upon a midnight dreary - What would it be like if the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe did a podcast. Join Mr. Poe and George Bartley,  a historical reenact and independent researcher, for a deep dive into the life, times, and works of one of America’s greatest writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcast, or your podcast catcher of choice. Support the show Thank you fo...