tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post3471174200983542183..comments2024-03-21T17:13:34.747-07:00Comments on On the Contrary: A Holiday for a GeniusMichael Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09485741729327325322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-22360347358300140722016-01-20T10:59:43.654-08:002016-01-20T10:59:43.654-08:00Michael. Thanks a million for this essay on Poe. I...Michael. Thanks a million for this essay on Poe. I certainly enjoyed reading it. Like so many others who were raised up in the 60s educational system and subjected to Hollywood versions of reality my understanding of Poe was severely handicapped by all the slanted media coverage of his work. Now I shall think of Edgar in a whole new (and positive) light.Cottonwood Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032802097194044578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-30318916152622485252016-01-19T17:55:00.540-08:002016-01-19T17:55:00.540-08:00This is an exceptional essay. I have visited both...This is an exceptional essay. I have visited both the cemetery where Poe is buried, and Maria Clemm's House on Amity Street. Having read Poe since my teens, I find something new virtually every time I study his work, <br />read new(however scant) findings pertaining to his life, and glean inspiration from his prose and poetry. Thank you!<br /> -Robert Milby, Hudson Valley, NY poet and poetry series host.Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066617669579285925noreply@blogger.com