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POEcast: The Poe Studies Association Podcast Poe Studies Association (with host Caleb Doan)
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In POEcast: The Poe Studies Association Podcast, Dr. Caleb Doan interviews scholars about Edgar Allan Poe and recent trends in Poe studies. While focused on Poe’s life, times, works, and influence, the discussions also will appeal to listeners interested in US and world literature, history, and culture; author studies; scholarly and creative writing; teaching; and more. This bi-monthly podcast aims, like Poe, to “suit at once the popular and the critical taste.”
Est. in 1972, the PSA supports the scholarly and informal exchange of information about Poe. Production by the GVSU Digital Studio.
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Episode 1 (with Richard Kopley)
In our first episode, I talk to Richard Kopley, Professor Emeritus of English at Penn State DuBois, about his upcoming critical biography Edgar Allan Poe: A Life, under contract with University of Virginia Press. In the interview, Richard discusses the primary inspiration for the project: a box of letters by Flora Lapham Mack (a member of the extended family of John H. MacKenzie, one of Poe’s lifelong friends) containing a series of stories about Poe previously unknown to the world (5:02). After previewing one of these new stories (10:02), we turn our attention to the research and writing process, focusing on his archival research experiences and insights, connections between biography and literary criticism, his work's relation to other Poe biographies, writing strategies, and more.
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POEcast Trailer
Welcome to POEcast: The Poe Studies Association Podcast, where we discuss Edgar Allan Poe and track recent trends in Poe studies. In this trailer, Caleb Doan introduces listeners to the pod and previews the first episode with Dr. Richard Kopley, which will be available to stream on Friday, September 15, 2023.
This podcast is hosted by Dr. Caleb Doan, Visiting Professor of English at Grand Valley State University, and produced by GVSU's Digital Studio. Our intro and closing music comes from "The Raven" by Destroyer. For more information on the Poe Studies Association, please visit our website at https://www.poestudiesassociation.org/. If you have questions for the host or ideas for future guests and episodes, please write to Caleb at poecastmailbox@gmail.com.