Welcome to our new board members!
The Poe Museum is excited to announce additions to its Board of Directors during a pivotal time for the 100+ year old institution. As the Museum embarks on a complete […]
2024 Student Poetry Contest Winners
The Poe Museum celebrated National Poetry Month this spring by hosting its annual student poetry contest. Middle and high school students across the U.S. were encouraged to write poems based […]
To My Mother: The Life and Death of Maria Poe Clemm
Written by Sabrina Yambao, Education Intern Maria Poe Clemm, born March 17th, 1790 in Baltimore, Maryland, was the sister of David Poe Jr. and the aunt of Edgar Allan Poe. […]
The Founding Women of the Poe Museum
Written by Chris Semtner, Curator Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning of the revolutionary women who founded the Poe Museum and illuminated Poe’s history forevermore. Mary Gavin Traylor (1890 – […]
Poe Museum Student Poe-try Contest
Submissions Due: April 30th, 2024 at 11:59pm Calling all young poets! Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Poe Museum by writing a piece of original poetry inspired by Poe’s works. This contest is open […]
Understanding the Lives of Enslaved and Freed African Americans in Early Republic Virginia Through John Allan’s Slaveholdings
Written by Emma Clark, Education Manager Introduction The land surrounding the fall line of the James River, now known as Richmond, Virginia, has played a pivotal role in this nation’s […]
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 either a narrative or persuasive essay pertaining to Poe’s legacy […]
Poe Museum Poetry Contest
The Poe Museum turned 100 in 2022! To celebrate, we are hosting a poetry contest for Richmond (and surrounding area) schools. See below for details: Edgar Allan Poe was one […]
The Valley of Unrest
The Valley of Unrest Far away — far away —Far away — as far at leastLies that valley as the dayDown within the golden east —All things lovely — are […]
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 the crowd to pryInto thine hour of secrecy —Be silent […]
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 terms of love,None so devotional as that of ‘mother’ —Therefore […]
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” — denied that everA thought arose within the human brainBeyond […]