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2023 Student Writing Contest
The Poe Museum hosted its annual writing contest for middle and high school students this fall. Students were encouraged to submit…
Poe Museum Poetry Contest
The Poe Museum turned 100 in 2022! To celebrate, we are hosting a poetry contest for Richmond (and surrounding area)…
The Valley of Unrest
The Valley of Unrest Far away — far away —Far away — as far at leastLies that valley as the…
Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead Thy soul shall find itself alone,Mid dark thoughts of the grey tombstone —Not one, of all…
To My Mother
To My Mother Because I feel that, in the heavens above,The angels, whispering to one another,Can find, among their burning…
To Marie Louise
To Marie Louise Not long ago, the writer of these lines,In the mad pride of intellectuality,Maintained the “Power of Words”…
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