Spooky

So it's Halloween time, yet again, and the UMass literary scene knows how to put on a show.

2009 marks the 200th birthday of the one and only Edgar Allan Poe, and to commemorate his work and his influence on creative writing and the visual arts in New England, UMass is holding a Halloween weekend event in his honor. Aside from Thursday nights open conference featuring readings by Martin Espada, a UMass English professor, as well as John Crowley and Elizabeth Hand, two published poets, there will be weekend long campus-wide events.

I'll definitely be attending Thursday night's conference, which should be a lot of fun. Maybe I'll learn something new about the historical brooding poet. In any case, it should be a fun post to write up for MassLive...maybe top four spookiest poems by Poe?

Happy Halloween everyone!