A grieving student, alone at midnight with his books, admits a raven that answers every question about his lost Lenore with a single word. Alongside the 1845 poem stands Poe’s 1846 essay claiming he composed it step by step like a mathematical problem, choosing the length, the refrain and the melancholy theme before writing a line.
Read the poem, then hear its author explain the trick, or claim to. Ideal for readers and writers alike. Download the free EPUB.