The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe

Jeanie and Carmen welcome their Poe friends from the POEcast, Beyond the Oblong Box, Virginia Poe and Levi Leland.  They delve into the roots of Poe going all the way back to Ireland. References https://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Historical/Edgar%20Allan%20Poe.htm https://poemuseum.org/ https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Poe/6000000003147469201 www.eapoe.org https://sites.rootsweb.com...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss and interview New York Times bestselling author, A. J. Jacobs, about his book, The Puzzler. References https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/edgar-allan-poe-cipher-challenge http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~crypto/historical/poe.html https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/edgar-allan-poe-and-cryptography-are-there-hidden-messages-in-eureka/2013/04/27 https://crimereads.com/a-brief-hist...

For the month of Love, February, Jeanie and Carmen delve into one of Poe's loves, Cryptograms and Cipers.  In part 1, they discuss the basic history surrounding ciphers, cryptograms, and their use.  They also discuss where Poe used his ciphers in his works and how he promoted ciphers in magazines where he worked. References https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/edgar-allan-poe-cipher-challen...

POEcast of our unbook club, Poe Unplugged, where we discuss The Raven with the public and our special guest, Jason Markiewitz of Markiewitz Productions. He talks about his adaptations for creating The Raven.  We also discuss the horror, supernatural, and psychological elements in the poem.

Jeanie and Carmen welcome special guest, Jason Markiewitz of Markiewitz Productions, to discuss Horror and Vincent Price.  This episode was their first Facebook Live event held on Poe's 214th birthday, January 19, 2023. References The Price of Fear by Joel Eisner https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3639059/night-two-masters-exploring-legacy-vincent-prices-evening-edgar-allan-poe/ https:/...

On tonight's episode we are joined by special guest author and illustrator, Holly Michele.  We discuss Poe's The Bells and Holly discusses the inspiration behind her reimanged Poe series of children's books, including one on The Bells. References https://pixabay.com/music/search/string%20arpeggio/?manual_search=1&order=None

Jeanie and Carmen discuss more of Poe's influence on Surrealism in regards to Magritte, Dali, Hitchcock, Disney, and modern films and novels all based around A Dream within a Dream. References http://www.mattesonart.com/magritte-and-poe-strange-brew.aspx https://ulysse-pasquier.com/blogpost/delving-into-dreams/#:~:text=The%20characters%20see%20what%20they,with%20the%20ambiguity%20of%20reality. htt...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the psychology behind The Tell-Tale Heart with special guests, Poe Movies, and other guests on their monthly unbook club on Zoom.  In additon, Thad and Season from Poe Movies show their movie, The Tell-Tale Heart, and discuss details about their movie as well as the inspiration Poe provided. References PoeMovies Youtube Poe Movies The Tell-Tale Heart movie   Poe...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss forensics in many of Edgar Allan Poe's works, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, and his tales of ratiocination with his detective, C. Auguste Dupin.  They talk about the history of forensics and how Poe wrote about many forensic applications before they were labeled.  Poe's influence of forensic pathology and psychology is timeless forevermore. Refer...

Carmen and Jeanie celebrate Halloween for 2022 talking about the travelling bones of Virginia Clemm Poe and the mystery behind them.  They perform two of Poe's poems: El Dorado and Dream-land. References https://www.eapoe.org/pstudies/ps1970/p1974204.htm http://worldofpoe.blogspot.com/2009/11/bones-of-annabel-lee-curious-footnote.html Music - Rise of the Enemy by https://pixabay.com/music/id-...

Carmen and Jeanie delve into the comic book series, Batman Nevermore, and discuss how the genre has been depicted for today's audience, how the theory of comics blending into literature with paying homage to the vocabulary from the 19th century, and how this comic series has spurred more modern Poesque comics and graphic novels for the modern age. References Music: https://www.free-stock-music.com...

Jeanie and Carmen welcome everyone back for Season 2 and discuss the locked room mysteries of Poe, Conan Doyle, and Christie, comparing their detectives Dupin, Holmes, and Poirot. References https://interestingliterature.com/2017/05/a-summary-and-analysis-of-sir-arthur-conan-doyles-the-speckled-band/ http://www.poirot.us/poirot.php https://www.folia.ucg.ac.me/image/39/Domjanovic-Oklopcic.pdf https...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the 6th degree, Poe Places.  They discuss Poe's timeline of places he lived and some of the influences each place had on Poe and vice versa. References https://poestories.com/timeline.php https://www.eapoe.org/balt/poebalt.htm https://poemuseum.org/poe-timeline/ Music by https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/hip-jazz

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the 5th degree of Poe's influence: Horror.  This is the degree Poe is most known for throughout the world and what is still read in middle and high school. References The Price of Fear by Joel Eisner https://poestories.com/timeline.php https://www.nps.gov/articles/poe-horror.htm https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/edgar...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's influence in the area of Surrealism with connections to Salvador Dali and others. References http://www.alfredhitchcockgeek.com/2007/06/hitchcock-and-surrealism.html https://filmdarlings.com/birds-of-a-feather-top-5-alfred-hitchcock-films-influenced-by-edgar-allan-poe/ https://poemuseum.org/salvador-dali-meets-the-spectre-of-edgar-allan-poe/#:~:text=Whether%20or%20n...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss Valentine's Day and Poe's loves who inspired him and his poems. References https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2009-10-on_edgar_allan_poes_women-story.html https://www.nps.gov/articles/poeromances.htm https://diaboliquemagazine.com/love-woe-nevermore-women-edgar-allan-poes-life/ https://penandthepad.com/theme-how-soon-hath-time-23339.html https://poemuseum.org/the-wome...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the third degree, Science/Sci-Fi, and Edgar Allan Poe's influence on this genre. Go to our webpage, www.sixdegreesofpoe.com , to register for our Poe Unplugged discussion over The Raven on February 1st. References The Reason for the Darkness of the Night by John Tresch Smithsonian Magazine www.literaryterms.net www.goodreads.com https://www.tor.com/2009/10/30/was-poe-stea...

Jeanie and Carmen wish their listeners a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year with readings of The Raven and The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe.  Discussion takes place about Poe's inspiration for The Raven related to Charles Dickens.  They also make an announcement about a new feature to their program coming in February called POE Unplugged - an online monthly gathering of those who love Poe w...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the next degree, Pop Culture or POE Pop.  They talk about how Poe influenced Pop Culture in the area of comics linking their first degree, Literature, specifically Poe's creation of the modern detective to DC Comics, specifically Batman as a detective. References https://newsadvance.com/poe-and-pop-culture/article_a01120ae-e6a5-5fac-ab71-88460b79e88b.html https://www...

Carmen and Jeanie tackle the first degree of Edgar Allan Poe by discussing the lasting influence of Poe's invention of the modern detective in Literature, specifically Mystery Fiction, and society. References https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/edgar-allan-poe-quotes https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/edgar-allan-poe-invented-detective-story-180962914/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ser...

Jeanie and Carmen discuss the origins of Halloween and perform two readings from Edgar Allan Poe.  They also discuss some cocktail and food recipes they prepared and share those with you.  Link to those recipes below. Happy Halloween!! https://thequotableraven.com/2019/10/ https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Haunted_Corpse/Dirg...

Carmen discusses with Jeanie about her visit to the 4th Annual International Edgar Allan Poe Festival in Baltimore, MD.  Included in the episode are two interviews Carmen did while at the fesitval.  The first interview is with the up and coming writer Rosemary Priven.  The second interview is with the author and editor Sara Crocoll Smith.  Both of these lady's works were nomina...

PoeCast discussing the life of Edgar Allan Poe and how he was influenced that led to him being the influencer. Royalty Free Music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/theduel https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edgar-allan-poe https://www.poemuseum.org/faqs https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Literary-Influences-PJQUSMRCU The Reason for the Darkness of the...

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