Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" Poem animation

[TheJester1962]

This sent shivers down my spine! Second to none, you really deserve an award from the Poe Society in Baltimore...

[xrannan]

If I'm not mistaken he thought that the most 'impressive' sounds were liquids and the vowel 'o' which made him choose the name 'Lenore'.

I adore the music of: Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer/ Swung by Seraphim whose -faint- foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.

[reraccis]

OOOh mammia impressionante!! Edgar è tornato alla vita!! :)

[20wolfspain00]

i love this poem and i heard a rumor that theres a movie

[awesomegirlO]

crap this scares me O.O

[FranticFlames]

Edgar Allan Poe was and still is the greatest writer that this world has known

[PoetryNext]

I really like the narration in this one. It always seemed to me that the central character of the poem was always a young, but studious man. Forever lonely, and unable to reconcile the death of Lenore with the sense of vanity of the abundance he has around him (youth, a future, knowledge, books).

If anyone here hasn't heard of/read the "Philosophy of Composition" by Poe yet, DO IT! It's his explanation on the creation of The Raven and its amazing

[dj69918]

He rhymes better in this poem than every rap song put together

[7propitious]

Not so jolly a poem, yet how can mortal frame yet not chuckle at such animated bard, quoting old verse of sad lamented, lost love. Sleep well Mr. Poe.

[LoveSenseDimension]

“the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair….” - The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe is a genius. I named my black cat after him.

[G0dher0]

Amazing piece of literature.

[Pontius667]

There never was or is, or will be another writer like Mr. Poe or his Raven. 166 years after it was published The Raven still flies.

[Cissy2cute]

Wow! This is great. Brings Poe back to life. I feel like he is really reciting his work in real time. One of our country's greatest writers.