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Chris Semtner

@chrisatthepoe

Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. Views are my own.

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I'll be having the first signing for Edgar Allan Poe at Home this Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Book People in Richmond VA: bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/edgar-al…

I'll be having the first signing for Edgar Allan Poe at Home this Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Book People in Richmond VA: bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/edgar-al…
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What sorts of papers did Edgar Allan Poe keep in his private files? Here a few that his literary executor uncovered shortly after the poet's death: youtu.be/ww0DL3oong0?si…

What sorts of papers did Edgar Allan Poe keep in his private files? Here a few that his literary executor uncovered shortly after the poet's death: youtu.be/ww0DL3oong0?si…
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#OnThisDay in 1840, Edgar Allan Poe wrote this letter to his friend Hiram Haines, who had offered to give Poe's wife a pet fawn. Poe loved animals and already had a pet cat, but he could not accept the fawn because he was not sure how to transport it.

#OnThisDay in 1840, Edgar Allan Poe wrote this letter to his friend Hiram Haines, who had offered to give Poe's wife a pet fawn. Poe loved animals and already had a pet cat, but he could not accept the fawn because he was not sure how to transport it.
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Join us this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. for the closing reception of my show "A Dream Within a Dream" at Black Iris Social Club in Richmond VA.

Join us this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. for the closing reception of my show "A Dream Within a Dream" at Black Iris Social Club in Richmond VA.
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I was glad to see the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond mentioned in a listicle of Virginia historic sites, but there is something off about the picture.

I was glad to see the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond mentioned in a listicle of Virginia historic sites, but there is something off about the picture.
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#OnThisDay in 1824, the fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe swam six miles against the tide in the James River, setting a record that still stands. He boasted about it for the rest of his life. Here is a newspaper account of his feat from 1824. Learn more at youtu.be/qfrcML4QM4A?si…

#OnThisDay in 1824, the fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe swam six miles against the tide in the James River, setting a record that still stands. He boasted about it for the rest of his life. Here is a newspaper account of his feat from 1824. Learn more at youtu.be/qfrcML4QM4A?si…