Poe's Helen Remembers
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library
Actress/Park Ranger Helen McKenna-Uff will perform her intimate look at Poe as the fiancée to Helen Whitman. Poe had ardently tried to convince Helen to marry him but their engagement was short-lived, attributed to Poe's drinking problem. Poetess Whitman was passionate in her defense of Poe and cherished her memories of him for the rest of her life. She wrote poems, a book and corresponded with many biographers, trying to get the Poe story right. For information, call 215-686-5416.
Rare Book Department
Third Floor
215-686-5416
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)