It's a competent reading, but somewhat casual in tone for a grief poem. In any case, I've found compelling evidence that "The Raven" was written, and first published, by Mathew Franklin Whittier, the younger brother of poet John Greenleaf Whittier, being based on a real-life event. Edgar Allan Poe's claim to authorship was merely a brazen public scam, scooping the poem by three days and replacing Mathew's pseudonym with his own name.
From the Artificer: Thank you for your opinion on the reading. That is certainly an interesting theory that warrants further investigation. It would be almost a fitting act for Poe, given his predilections.
It's a competent reading, but somewhat casual in tone for a grief poem. In any case, I've found compelling evidence that "The Raven" was written, and first published, by Mathew Franklin Whittier, the younger brother of poet John Greenleaf Whittier, being based on a real-life event. Edgar Allan Poe's claim to authorship was merely a brazen public scam, scooping the poem by three days and replacing Mathew's pseudonym with his own name.
From the Artificer: Thank you for your opinion on the reading. That is certainly an interesting theory that warrants further investigation. It would be almost a fitting act for Poe, given his predilections.