https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid en-us 2022-11-02 17:10:10 UTC 2025-10-21 13:55:32 UTC hello@padlet.com omartin01_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367086256 2022-11-02 17:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367086256 omartin01_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367090693 Some of Edgar Allen Poe's famous quotes

• "We loved with a love that was more than love" 
• "Believe only half of what you see and nothing you hear."
• "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream"
• “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
• “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night"

]]> 2022-11-02 17:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367090693 sgross02_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367105601 I was born on January 19, 1809. I never really knew my parents, I was an orphan. My father left shortly after I was born, and my mother died of tuberculosis. I had a brother and sister, but I never knew what happened to them. I never got officially adopted, but I was taken in by a family by the name of John and Francis Allen. I had a connection with my mother, but I had difficulties with my father. As a young teen I was a terrific poet, but was turned down by my father and others. They wanted me to take over the family business.  Over the years I have been to and dropped (one time kicked out) out of various schools, and later pursued writing. After being kicked out of West point (Military Academy) I published my third book, and made the life long decision to take on writing full time. Later when my father died, I had no place in the will and had barely any money coming in. That is until one of my stories won a contest. I started to write more short novels, and I got a job as an editor. I was a very harsh critic. For different reasons, I was set free from my editorial job and continued on. I sold my work to Alexanders Weekly Messenger (I was his arch nemesis) and continued to write short stories. You may have heard of some, "Tell Tale Heart" and others like "The Raven".  Yes, I know I have made masterpieces. I died on October 7, 1849. How? That remains a mystery. 

]]> 2022-11-02 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367105601 aburdman011_1 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367111644 I became a writer when i was a teenager. I would edit  magazine like the "Graham’s Magazine". I started writing short stories and poems. Some examples are The Raven and The Tale Heart . Which you can check out in some other boxes. ]]> 2022-11-02 17:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2367111644 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368517747 The Raven is one of my famous poems. For me it symbolizes mournful and never-ending remembrance. My poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It's about a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distressed lover, who is heartbroken over his beloved Lenore's recent death, tracing his slow descent into madness.]]> 2022-11-03 14:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368517747 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368565408 Annabel Lee is the last complete poem that I made. Like many of my other poems, the death of a beautiful woman is present. It is about me, the narrator, who fell in love with a beautiful woman called Annabel Lee, who symbolizes my dead wife, Virginia Poe. I had such a strong love for her that even angels were envious, who at the end were jealous to the point of killing her.]]> 2022-11-03 14:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368565408 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368731812 A Dream Within a Dream questions the nature of reality and questions if life is just an illusion. It explores both the significance and reality of life. Things that are important are taken away and there is a struggle to hold on to them. No matter how hard one tries to hold on, there will always be a lack of control, and the question if life is really just a dream within a dream.]]> 2022-11-03 16:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368731812 aburdman011_1 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368778665 Throughout my life I have had depression, and struggled with drugs, and over use of alcohol. People say that this could be the reason I died.  ]]> 2022-11-03 16:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368778665 aburdman011_1 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368790022 I am not a fan of reading out loud my own work, so here is The Raven read out loud.]]> 2022-11-03 16:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368790022 omartin01_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368790960 This was my wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe who was actually my cousin. When we got married, I was 27 and she was 13. ]]> 2022-11-03 16:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368790960 aburdman011_1 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368806313 As you may know my work was published after my death to make me look bad. What my arched nemeses didn't know is that the people love my work. I think they find my work dark and mysteries which makes me even more interesting. People get bored of reading stories with happy endings. My stories and poems are fresh and new. Some people might hate my work but i don't care ]]> 2022-11-03 16:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368806313 omartin01_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368810097 This is one of my famous poems, The Tell Tale Heart. It is about one man who despises the old man's eye. Until he can't stand it anymore. He waits in the closet for seven nights until he finally commits the murder. He carefully places each piece under the floorboards so none will ever notice. Less than a second later, the police came knocking on the door because of a report from the neighbor. He acts calmly and greets the police inside. Soon, the man starts to hear the beating of the old man's heart. Louder and louder. Until he can't take it anymore! He soon confesses to the police.]]> 2022-11-03 16:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368810097 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368812431 A master of both horror and mystery, I have continued to thrill readers. I'm credited with helping with both the creation of the genre of science fiction and the detective story, while also being the creator of the modern horror tale. Some of my most famous poems and short stories are "The Black Cat", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", "Lenore", and "The Haunted Palace", but I have made many others. ]]> 2022-11-03 16:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368812431 aburdman011_1 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368813986 2022-11-03 16:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368813986 sgross02_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368834638 I died on October 7, 1849. How I died still remains a mystery. Some say I was murdered, or drug and alcohol abuse. Even with all those theories, one thing remains the same. I was found in someone else's clothes, in a ditch. How you want to display that, it is up to you. ]]> 2022-11-03 17:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2368834638 omartin01_2 https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2369131340 2022-11-03 20:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aburdman011_1/2kc1ofpqwsj55bid/wish/2369131340