The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe

On a hot summer day, a man in a heavy coat sold Tim Prasil a timeworn manuscript of 100 limericks purported to have been penned by Edgar Allan Poe. Prasil has never been able to prove or disprove the true authorship. Is it possible that the often-melancholy Poe dabbled in writing limericks?

Decide for yourself as you page through these mostly silly — occasionally spooky and serious — glimpses of Poe’s work, his life, and his world.

MAY I READ YOU SOME SAMPLES?

Each day in April of 2020 — amid the Corona virus quarantine — I posted my readings of limericks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Not all of the poems came from The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe, but enough did that I could paste together this “sampler” of the book.

READ THE INTRODUCTION

In the introduction to The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe, I tell the full story of how I came into possession of the limericks and then argue both for and against Poe’s authorship of them. Click below to read a .pdf version.

Lost Limericks – Introduction

THE FACTS IN THE CASE CASE OF POE’S DEMISE

Poe’s death is shrouded in mystery. I’ve compiled a timeline of some of what we know — and some of what people closer to the event have claimed — about the days leading up to that sad moment. You can find it here.

YET POE LIVES!

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