(12) A Modern Rendition of The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe

This podcast episode features a modern reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poem. This modernized re-telling attempts to breathe new life into these timeless verses, so they can be more easily understood. After the poem, the podcast dives briefly into an analysis of key symbols like the ominous raven and the idealized Lenore. It explains their representation of sorrow, mortality, and the frightening power of memory. The line "Is there no balm in Gilead?" highlights the narrator's futile search for relief from grief and Poe's unquenchable fascination with the dark side of the human psyche.