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Celebrate PoeCalling Me By Your NameSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - my name is George Bartley, and this is episode 358 - Pre Dracula 2 or Calling Me By Your Name.The title of this episode - Calling Me By Your Name - is a variation on a phrase - Call Me By Your Name - taken from the text of a letter written to Walt Whitman by one of Whitman’s admirers - none other than Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula.Now remember that Edgar Poe proceeded Bram Stoker, and never specifically use...2025-04-1124 min
Celebrate PoeLoathsome Mass of Detestable PutriditySend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - and this is episode 353 - Loathsome Mass of Detestable PutridityHello, my name is George Bartley, and the Ghost of Mr. Poe is here right beside me. I hope you have listened to the previous episode for sections from 5 of Poe’s six hoax stories. But there is one more - a story that is very much a hoax, - not an exploration story or trip to the moon - but a really creepy tale - and today Mr. Poe will read from that story. By...2025-04-0126 min
Celebrate PoeMeddling with Life and DeathSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 335- Meddling With Life and DeathThis episode is a continuation of a discussion between Mr. Bartley and the Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe regarding Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2025-02-2126 min
Celebrate PoeAnswer to ListenerSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - my name is George Bartley and this is episode 321 - Answer to ListenerThe intro music was Come Rest in This Bosom - said to be Edgar Poe’s favorite song. I’d like to start with a whooper of an apology - last month - yes, last month - I got a kind message with my podcast episode on my iPhone - I was so elated that I did an entire episode in response to the individual’s comments - but I was mov...2025-01-2834 min
Celebrate PoeLoss of BreathSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 292 - Loss of BreathToday, Mr. Poe and I will look at his short story “Loss of Breath.” Certainly, "Loss of Breath" is what one might call a lesser-known Poe short story,first published in 1832 in The Philadelphia Saturday Courier. I doubt that you would consider the story one of my more famous works of horror and mystery, Such as The Tell Tale Heart or The Fall of the House of Usher or The Pit and the Pendulum … 2024-11-2223 min
Celebrate PoePoe and the OutsiderSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 291. Poe and the OutsiderIn the previous episode the character of the ghost of Mr. Poe and I first discussed the Alien and Sedition Acts. First, I’d like to apologize I have a cold/flu, and just listened to my recorded voice - you will just have to bear with me. Of course, that gives the voice of the ghost of Mr. Poe - a Southern accent tooAnd here's the ghost of Mr. Poe -Hello, Mr. Bartley - I be...2024-11-1829 min
Celebrate PoeLife, Liberty, and HappinessSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 270 - Life, Liberty, and Happiness.The United States Declaration of Independence is an extremely important document in the history of the United States of America, and was ratified on July 4, 1776. It says that the Americans were no longer under British rule. Instead, the thirteen British colonies came together to become a union of free and independent states.You see, before 1776, the United States of America was not a country. The individual states were colonies...2024-09-1128 min
Celebrate PoeGive Me LibertySend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley - and this is episode 269 - Give Me Liberty.Presidential elections in the United States only occur once every four years, and it could be argued that 2024 is the most important Presidential election of our lives. So after a great deal of thought and research, I decided to take a break from producing episodes about Poe, and take a deep dive into some of the important political documents that defined this country - now early voting begins in Pennsylvania on S...2024-09-0723 min
Celebrate PoePoe's First Story - Part 2Send us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 266 - Poe’ First Story - Part TwoAfter all the background of the previous episode, I’d like to devote this episode to the actual story of Metzengerstein. After listening to this episode, you might like to go back and listen to Part One - even if you have already heard it - in fact the episode has some valuable information that should be with the story - I like to try and keep episodes under 30 minut...2024-08-2729 min
Celebrate PoePoes' First Story - Part 1Send us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 266 - Poe’ First Story - Part OneMost Poe scholars seem to believe that Poe’s first published story was Metzengerstein. Metzengerstein was published by The Philadelphia Saturday Courier on the 14 JANUARY in 1832. So today I would like to look at some background information regarding the story, and read the actual work in Part Two.Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2024-08-2226 min
Celebrate PoeBaltimore, Part TwoSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 264 - Baltimore, Part Two - and let me emphasize that this and the previous episode are about the time that Poe spent in Baltimore after he left West Point - his final days in Baltimore shortly before his earthly demise.Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2024-08-1429 min
Celebrate PoeBaltimore, Part OneSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 263 - Baltimore, Part 1 - and let me emphasize that this and the following episode are about the time that Poe spent in Baltimore after he left West Point - not his final days in Baltimore shortly before his earthly demise.Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2024-08-1028 min
Celebrate PoeThe War of 1812 RevisitedSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - episode 261 - The War of 1812 Revisited. This is a look back at the highest rated - at least audience wise - podcast episode of Celebrate Poe so far - with almost 500 downloads.Now, historian Alan Taylor, the author of The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian Allies, writes that America and Britain were incompletely separated by the American Revolution. The War of 1812 completed that separation. And Mr. Bartley and Mr. Poe argue about the meaning of "Poecentric."2024-07-2926 min
Celebrate PoeWaking at 6 AMSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - my name is George Bartley, and this is episode 257 - Waking at 6 AMThis and the following podcast episodes are an alternate or what if history exercises. The episodes look at what might have happened if Edgar Allan Poe had chosen a different path - if he had decided to become a soldier after his time at West Point, and not one of the greatest of all American writers. And we invariably go off to discuss other subjects as well (including the vigorous schedule at We...2024-07-1924 min
Celebrate PoeSame Sex Attraction in the 19th CenturySend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is Episode 247 - Same Sex Attraction in the 19th CenturyAs I write the script for this podcast episode, tomorrow is the first day of LGBTQ month - and similar to previous years, I decided to devote the entire month to individuals who are viewed as gay heroes. The month of June is an appropriate time to look at some of the voices and narratives - some hidden and some not so hidden - that challenged societal norms a...2024-06-0120 min
Celebrate PoeByron's Influence on PoeSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is Episode 245 - Byron’s Influences on Poe. This episode is the third - and final - for now - episode about Lord Byron, and does not deal as much with Byron’s escapades in Europe, but how he influenced Edgar Poe. The episode delves into the young Edgar Poe as an imitator of Byron, and introduces the important concept of how Poe gradually developed his own voice.Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2024-05-2118 min
Celebrate PoeDangerous to KnowSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe, Episode 243 ˜- Dangerous to Know. This My name is George Bartley, and this is the first of three episodes about Lord George Byron. A few episodes ago, I talked about the love of Lord Byron and his dog - and hoped I got across the point that Lord Byron was a fascinating person. Then it struck me - it might be a good idea to talk a bit more about Lord Byron because he had such a strong influence on the young Poe. John Allan certainly did n...2024-05-1922 min
Celebrate PoeDreamland, ContinuedSend us a textWelcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 242 - Dreamland, Continued . Hopefully this should be the last episode regarding Edgar Allan Poe’s Dream Poems - at least for now. And, hopefully, by the end of this episode, you will have an firm understanding of what Ultima Thule means.Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.2024-05-1523 min