A Closer Look at Poe's Windfall Poem
Category: CULTURE & ARTS
A handwritten, signed manuscript of "The Conqueror Worm," one of Edgar Allan Poe's most disturbing poems (and that's saying a lot), sold at auction for $300,000 last week, at 15 times its estimate. The poem is memorable for its strange and powerful allegorical frame and its brutal detail.
By John Lundberg, Contributor
Writer, Poetry teacher, 2013-08-04