The Last Stanza of a Drunk Goth. The Death of Edgar Allan Poe.

Oct 7th, 1849, Poe yells "Reynolds" at the wall as he shakes his salt shaker at the ghosts in his hospital room. This is Convos With Ma, Season 3, Episode 11.

It’s Poe. A man who looks like he should be asking you if you want oil & vinegar on your hoagie. Apparently, no one really knows what happened to his mind as he slipped away in a room meant for alcoholics. He yelled at inanimate objects, and wasn’t incredibly coherent in doing so. Plus, his goth clothes had been replaced by a Sex Pistol;s t-shirt, loafers, and a pair of khakis. What happened, dude? No one really knows.

Eight parts in today’s episode. Enjoy, and thanks for hanging out with me and my 87 year old Ma, Bertie May.

1. The Man Who Invented the Modern Mystery.

2. Poe’s Extremely Complicated Love Life.

3. Poe Disappears.

4. The Man at Gunner’s Hall.

5. Four Days in the Hospital.

6. October 7, 1849.

7. So What the Hell Happened to Him?

8. And Then His Enemy Wrote the Ending.