Carmen and Jeanie interview James McKenna, author of An October's Journey: Poe's Final Gift, a work of literary fiction taking place in the 19th century. His book is an award winner and we highly recommend it. Take a listen to the interview to gain more insight about the author and the story.

What SPR says: https://tinyurl.com/mrxw8ez9

What READER VIEWS wrote: https://tinyurl.com/4awkxwtt

Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDNJ4XZ9

Website: www.jamesmckennaauthor.comFacebook Page: James McKenna, author Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay

Jeanie and Carmen take on their Poe degree of Pop Culture by discussing Poe's influences on music of all genres.

References

https://www.garthnewel.org/one-the-musical-children-of-edgar-allan-poe/

https://bookriot.com/songs-influenced-by-edgar-allan-poe/

https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-credit-edgar-allan-poe/

https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/edgar-allan-poe/article-abstract/19/2/290/200657/Poe-and-the-Idea-of-Music-Failure-Transcendence?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://derekflynn.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/when-lou-reed-met-edgar-allan-poe-music-meets-literature/

https://www.songfacts.com/category/songs-inspired-by-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe

https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2009/09/08/from-the-galleries-poe-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=Poe%27s%20influence%20on%20varied%20and,as%20well%20as%20in%20television%2C

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Jeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's poem, The City in the Sea, with the Poe Unplugged group.