Greetings friends! Since today is my birthday (🎂 have some cake!), I felt like I should do something a little different for today’s post. I share my birthday with one of my favorite authors Edgar Allan Poe. (Hopefully, I don’t end up dying destitute in a gutter.)
Last year I hosted the #poeathon, but for this year I decided to be hella extra and read The Raven to all of you. Yes, you read that right. I am reading The Raven to you all today!
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
You can read along on the Poetry Foundation‘s website if you’d like.
✨ Don’t own any Poe and want to change that? Have no fear! The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe is available on Kindle for free!
I love celebrating my birthday in this way for the blog because feels like throwing a co-birthday party for one of my faves and sharing his work.
Whether you are a lover of his work or new to his writing, I sincerely hope you enjoyed this out-of-the-box post!
Let’s go on another adventure together!
happy belated birthday, ty for being a lovely ear companion!!! that was nice!!
thank you so much love, and I’m glad you enjoyed me in your ears!
KAL this is such a fantastically creative birthday post! listening to you read this poem is so calming; I’m definitely saving the video for when I need a bit of a pick-me-up.
of Poe’s works I’m really only familiar with The Raven (which is to say I’m aware of the most famous ones, but I think it’s the only one I’ve read) – I keep meaning to read more of his work and downloaded The Complete Works when you did the #poeathon last year, but the call of the TBR is strong. (and that’s partly your fault for continuing to fill it, yknow 😜)
happy belated birthday!
Thank you so much, I’m so glad everyone enjoyed this silly post idea of mine! I know what you mean about the call of the TBR so I forgive you for slacking on Poe’s work
Awe happy late birthdaaaaay!!!!! It’s my birthday month too! 😛
Huzzah to January babies, and happy belated birthday to you tooooooo!!!
I totally don’t have this page saved…to come and watch once or twice just for the amazingness of you reading…Happy belated birthday you magnificent person!
Oh my gosh, you are too sweet! Thanks for the birthday wishes and compliments!!!
Happy Birthday! This is an awesome way to celebrate! Hope you had a great day!
Thank you so much, and I had a wonderful day!!!
Happy birthday Kal! 🍰 This is such a great post – I love the idea! Hope you had a great day!
Thank you so much, and I’m glad you enjoyed this bit of silly! I did have a great day
Happy birthday, Kal !!
I particularly appreciate how you’ve had a poe inspired “birthday celebration” for two years in a row, ahaha! 💕
Thank you for the birthday wishes and appreciation of my Poe Hoe ways!
I love how much you love Poe’s works. My sister just got th ecomplete collection of his short stories and poems for Christmas and she is so excited to read them. Happy birthday, Kal, and I hope you have an amazing year ahead <3
Olivia-S @ Olivia’s Catastrophe
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, Olivia! And I am so glad you appreciate my love for Poe!
Happy Birthday 🎉🥳🎂
Thank you!!!
Happy belated birthday, Kal! I hope you had an awesome day!
Thank you for the birthday wishes, and I did have an amazing day!
Happy belated birthday, Kal. I hope you had a wonderful day. Thanks for the cake. 😉
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, and I hope you enjoyed the cake! 😀
Happy Birthday!!
Thank you!
Ahhh, happiest birthday, Kal!! I hope your day (and year) is as amazing as you are ❤
Thank you so much, Caitlin! I had a truly amazing birthday and am so incredibly grateful.
Happy Birthday Kal! 🎉 This is a fantastic way to celebrate both of your birthdays.
Thanks so much, Sofia! I am glad you enjoyed this silly celebration!
Happy Birthday Kal!!
Thank you so much, Kerys!
Awww ! Happy birthday Kal <3
Thank you, Jade!
Happy Birthday Kal!! 🥳🥳 Love this post, I would definitely listen to an audiobook narrated by you!
Happy birthday 🎂
I love Poe, he is one of my favourite writers. ❤
Thank you, Sarah! And mine, too!
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, and compliment! I’m not going to lie, I have thought about audiobook narration as a side hustle but the idea of reading aloud for hours sounds exhausting hahaha