The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe Vol 2 Author:Edgar Allan Poe Poe's poems, more personal than his prose, explore the themes of love, death and despair, reflecting the anguish he suffered through his own short, troubled life. Often flawlessly constructed, always rich in rhythm and sound, the poems so artfully presented in this recording weave an atmosphere of romance and meloncholy that is at once fami... more »liar and mysterious.« less