Embodying Poe by Jessica Pearson

In the director's notes, director/writer/performer Michael Oliver quotes Archibald MacLeish: "A poem should not mean/but be." I would add, "Or be performed". Embodying Poe falls somewhere between poetry reading and historical theater and manages to incorporate the more tedious parts of both art forms.  Michael Oliver performs selections of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry with music [...]

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