Ann,
I'm posting this to the whole listserv because I think they will benefit from it,
too. First, I'm glad you liked my information about the Poe CD and Web sites and
found it useful. Thank you for guiding me to The End of the Raven poem by Edgar
Allan Poe's Cat. My dog looked at me with a puzzled expression as I sat and cackled
loudly while reading it. For others who might want a good laugh, it can be found at
http://www.cloudnet.com/~renfest/end_of_raven.htm Also, there are two more links
worth accessing. I think that the Simpson's version of The Raven is a hoot, and it
can be viewed at YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZuIEdaYxiA I'm all for
different approaches to connect students to poetry, and I think humor is a great
approach. The other link is an interactive teaching site for the Raven, in which
the different literary devices of the poem are taught in a most interesting setting
and method. The interactive site can be found at
http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/ra!
ven
Kathy Reel
Will Work for Books Librarian
Owensboro, KY
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From: amgrumm2@aol.com
To: kathy502@aol.com
Sent: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Happy BD E.A. Poe
Thank you for sharing !!! I
just skimmed through this and found it completely worth saving and just had to
thank you.
I read Poe to my son when he was young and I do Poe with all my kids, as young as
third grade. I wonder if you know the story of the raven as told by poe's cat.
There are two fractured Poe p;oemsm - you can find Poe's cat easily, seach google.
Unfortunately, they don't give credit to the appropriate author who is/was a
teacher at one of the universities in california. The Raven told by Poe's cat was
published in an anthology of cat poems.
Respectfully,
Librarian at Large, also in need of a job,
Ann Marie Grumm
anniegii@yahoo.com
http://amgrumm.spaces.live.com
Former Head Librarian
Aoba Japan International School
Tokyo, Japan
iPods NOT laptops.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go.
~ Dr. Seuss ~
-----Original Message-----
From: kathy502@AOL.COM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Happy BD E.A. Poe
I should have posted this on Friday, the 19th, which was Edgar Allan Poe's
198th birthday, but as I was listening to a favorite CD of mine of his poems and
stories today, I will wish E.A. a belated "Happy Birthday." I, also, want to
share information about this great CD, entitled Closed on Account of Rabies:
Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and plug my belief that students should be
exposed to audio performances of literature. I know that it's popular to allow
students to view movies of written stories and books, but the audio approach is
such a powerful resource, calling upon students' imagination and absorption of
the material. Anyway, this CD contains two discs, the first entitled "Burglars
Singing in the Cellar" and the second entitled "The Devil's Brew." The first
disc offers stunning readings by Christopher Walken (The Raven), Marianne
Faithful (Alone), Iggy Pop (The Tell-Tale Heart), Ken Nordine (The Conqueror
Worm), Diamanda Galas (The Black Cat), Gavin Friday (F!
or Annie), and a singing performance of "To Helen" by Ed Sanders. And, yes, the
singing performance of "To Helen" really works as an appropriate tribute to this
piece. Sanders, also, sings a rendition of "The Haunted Palace" on the second
CD. Continuing on the second CD are readings by Jeff Buckley (Ulalume), Dr. John
(Berenice), Marianne Faithful (Annabel Lee), Gabriel Byrne (The Masque of the
Red Death), and a rather different excerpt of a live performance by Abel Ferrara
of "The Raven." "City and the Sea" is performed by Deborah Harry and the Jazz
Passengers. Even the readings have background music that enhances the material
and doesn't at all distract from the content. Right now I'm listening to Dr.
John read "Berenice," and it is just amazing. I highly recommend this CD for use
in language arts classrooms and library programs.
I, also, sent a Web site recommendation to Anne Howard who was asking for
material on Edgar Allan Poe. That site is Web English Teacher at
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poe.html and contains multiple links to lesson
plans, biography, and teaching sources. Also of interest are the two museum
links for Poe, Poe Museum (the Richmond, VA one) at http://www.poemuseum.org and
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore at http://www.eapoe.org. A book I read
about the mystery surrounding Poe's death is Midnight Dreary: The Mysterious
Death of Edgar Allan Poe by John Evangelist Walsh (2000). This past year I read
the novel by Matthew Pearl, The Poe Shadow. Both are excellent reads. As I
wasn't sure if Anne was going to post a hit or not, I couldn't resist sharing
this information about one of my favorite greats of American literature.
(Please excuse my erratic use of quotations and lack of italics for titles, as
I am typing this email while my stomach growls for lunch.)
Kathy Reel
Former English/Writing Teacher
New Librarian Looking for Job (Either O'boro area or Tampa, FL)
Owensboro, KY
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