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| Posted By: Geetar1870 Posted On: Mar 13, 2013 Views: 3416 | Annabel Lee I wonder if anybody ever steps back from this poem and just asks himself how E. A. Poe did this. This is the greatest poem in American literature. It's even better than the Raven and that's damn damn good. I remember reading Verlaine in college who was obviously influenced by the same guy Poe was influenced by namely Baudelaire and I still thought how did Poe write this. There is gloom and melancholy in Verlaine eg such as the tombs of the Naiads which is very primordial and pagan but nothing touches Poe. After four years I'm back here to say this again I still believe you cannot separate this poem from the American Civil War and to be truly experienced one should use an opiate derivative and sleep in the gutters of Baltimore. This man was a genius. |
| Posted By: Geetar1870 Posted On: Nov 24, 2010 Views: 4892 | Cf., Aura Lee with Annabel Lee Aura Lee, Aura Lee, Maid of Golden Hair! Sunlight came along with thee, And flowers in the air. It's impossible to think about the deep melancholy and gloom in poems such as these, so popular during the Confederacy, e.g., "Just Before the Battle Mother," and not mourn the loss of literacy in our culture, as well as all things felicious, cultivated and worthy. Would that a Poe or a Clemens be alive today to critique this sad farce of a Nation. |
| Posted By: Geetar1870 Posted On: Nov 24, 2010 Views: 4875 | Belle of the South Less than twenty years after he penned it, it could verily stand for something completely different altogether, albeit quite figuratively. And now any gentle person living under this flag of tyranny, waits by the sepulcher of the English language (long-since murdered by urban Negroes) and our conquered banner, in eternal melancholy. |
| Posted By: abdrea Posted On: May 12, 2010 Views: 4876 | its awsome i read dis poem today in iss and i thought to my self this is da besty poem i have ever read its like so magical u no wut its sayibng..im only 13 ears old and dis is by far my favorite poem |
| Posted By: Carmen Ryland Posted On: Nov 2, 2009 Views: 4911 | Annabel Lee 30 years or more ago i saw a movie in class in highschool which was my first exposure to Annabel Lee. the movie was in black and white and i dont remember who read it on the film but it was very haunting. it was a love that never died. i never forgot it. |
| Posted By: matt Conley Posted On: Aug 12, 2009 Views: 3975 | class views A few students enjoyed reviewing this poem because of the romanticism and sweetness of his love to his wife. The majority of the students were concerned about his obsession, the depression behind the poem and could not get past the issue of the age difference between Virginia and Edgar. |
| Posted By: Reely Posted On: Mar 17, 2009 Views: 4120 | words of the poem Henry Lee -- you must have missed the link on the left hand column that shows the original manuscript of the poem in Poe's handwriting. You can also google 'tomb by side of sea tomb by sounding sea' But, thanks for your comment. It led to adding the revised version as well and replacing one of the 'terrible' readings with another that no doubt isn't close to James Mason's or any other professional thespian. Hopefully, not having an astounding and professional voice won't stop poetry lovers everywhere from reciting poetry out loud. Note: The same poll will appear on both versions. |
| Posted By: Henry Lee Posted On: Jan 31, 2009 Views: 3917 | Annabel Lee The poem is beautiful. The two readings given here are terrible. The actor James Mason made a fine recording of this poem in the 1950s with a beautiful musical background. It was issued on a 12" LP along with his recordings of Poe's 'The Tell-tale Heart', 'Silence'. I have a number of copies of this poem in different collections of poetry, but I have never seen this poem with the wording like this copy. Every copy I have seen says, "I was a child and she was a child..." instead of "She was a child and I was a child...". Also, in the last line the most common wording is "...in her tomb by the sounding sea." |
| Posted By: Ludmila Dounaeva Posted On: Nov 21, 2008 Views: 3797 | Annabel Lee Wow, it is a very beautiful poem of true love indeed. It is full of burning passion and devotion of undying love, written about the beloved Virginia whom I mostly envy for having experienced such a strong love. |
| Posted By: marta ibañez Posted On: Oct 22, 2008 Views: 3529 | annabel lee I've enjoyed this poem. I think that Allan Poe in this poem shows his capacity of transmit his feelings. It's very romantic and at the same time very sad. |
| Posted By: Ingrid Gomez Posted On: Oct 21, 2008 Views: 3450 | Annabel Lee In my opinion this poem is a prove that the real love exists. If a man could do something as beautiful as this poem, I was mistaken when I thought that this kind of love was only in fairy tales. I must recognise that I envy Virginia because she received the best love poem. |
| Posted By: Laura Galvez Posted On: Oct 21, 2008 Views: 3362 | Very nice poem... I think that it's very good poem, is very nice and emotional and you can imagine everythink that the author is explaining. |
| Posted By: Núria Posted On: Oct 21, 2008 Views: 3256 | Annabel Lee It's a good poem, i really feel what the author wants to show. He really loved that woman and that is a beautiful feeling. |
| Posted By: Miriam Clemente Posted On: Oct 21, 2008 Views: 3169 | Comentary about the poem I think that it's a very nice poem. It's a poem with feelings and much love. |
| Posted By: Miriam Posted On: Oct 20, 2008 Views: 3159 | It's good I think it's a good poem, it's beautiful! You can imagine all his feelings for 'Annabel lee'.The love never died. |
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