I have always been a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe, but this book was excellent! The illustrations, done in an etching technique called 'drypoint printmaking', really brought the poem to life for me and created a very dramatic effect. The emotions I experienced were similiar to watching an old HItchcock film! It was creepy, eerie, and very suspenseful-- all qualities the author and illustrator were trying to convey. While this book was a stand alone and not a collection, it caught my eye in the YA section of the library due to the cover. Fabulously done! Now I am going to have to research Edgar Allan Poe's eary marriage and the tragedy surrounding his young wife's death to satisfy my curiousity about 'Lenore'.

awsome poetry ( )