Class with Mason: School of Literary Studies

"Israfel" was written while Edgar Allan Poe was at West Point and was first published in April 1831 in Poems of Edgar A. Poe . The poem …

"Sonnet—To Science" , also known simply as "To Science" , is a traditional 14-line English sonnet that laments the influence of …

"Elizabeth" was written around 1829 but, like many of Poe’s early works, was never published during his lifetime. The poem was dedicated…

"An Acrostic" is a 9-line unpublished poem, written around 1829 for Edgar Allan Poe’s cousin, Elizabeth Rebecca Herring. The first lette…

"Alone" is a deeply introspective 22-line poem, written in 1829 but unpublished during Edgar Allan Poe’s lifetime. The original manuscri…

"To Margaret" is a short, possibly unfinished poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1827. The poem was never published during his lifetime …

"The Lake. To—" was first published in Poe’s 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems under the title The Lake . The amended title app…

"Stanzas" is an untitled poem first printed in Poe’s 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems . The title was later assigned. Another p…

"Spirits of the Dead" was first published as "Visits of the Dead" in Edgar Allan Poe's 1827 collection Tamerlane and Othe…

"Song" is a ballad-style poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in his early collection Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1827. In this po…

"Imitation" is a 20-line poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in his early collection Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1827. The poem …

"Evening Star" is a lyric poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in his early collection Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1827. The poem f…

"A Dream" is a lyric poem by Edgar Allan Poe that delves into the blurred line between dreams and reality, exploring the melancholic conf…

"A Valentine" by Edgar Allan Poe is a reflective and enigmatic poem that explores the theme of love through a cryptic riddle.…

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. The poem is renowned for its musicality, stylized l…