Great Stories about Great Storytellers
GREAT STORIES about GREAT STORYTELLERS shares insights into storytellers whose names you no doubt recognize—names like Edgar Allen Poe, Steven Spielberg John Grisham and Walt Disney—but reveals the backstories you probably never heard about them. The podcast features different kinds of storytellers—authors, directors, playwrights and even a poet or two. In short 10-15 minutes episodes, this fun and sometimes funny podcast features anecdotes and tidbits about storytellers, with each episode spotlighting a modern storyteller like Tom Clancy or a classical name like Charles Dickens, but in a very different light.
Great Stories about Great Storytellers
The Softer Side of Edgar Allan Poe
May 20, 2022
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Randy Overbeck
- Edgar Allan Poe is most famous for his macabre tales like "The Pit and the Pendulum" and for inventing the detective story.
- In this episode, I'll share a little known anecdote about Poe's softer side.
- This podcast details a possible connection between the tragedy of Poe's early love affair, a charming southern city and one of his greatest poems, Annabel Lee.
Check out the backstories you never knew about the storytellers you love!