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Baltimore cuts funding for Poe House.
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spookymuldrakeIn case you haven't heard, Baltimore has cut funding for the Poe House.
It can easily be said that American speculative fiction was born in this house. Here Poe penned one of the pioneering science fiction stories “Hans Pfaal,” (that would go on to influence Jules Verne), and his seminal horror tales “Berenice,” “Morella,” and “Ms. Found in a Bottle.” If the city cannot be persuaded to change its mind about cutting funds, the Poe House—a site of pilgrimage for Poe fans all over the world—will have to shut its doors no later than early 2012.
You can sign a petition here.
You can also contact the Mayor’s office via email or by phone at 410-396-3835.
Snail mail can be sent to:
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor
City Hall, Room 250
100 N. Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
It can easily be said that American speculative fiction was born in this house. Here Poe penned one of the pioneering science fiction stories “Hans Pfaal,” (that would go on to influence Jules Verne), and his seminal horror tales “Berenice,” “Morella,” and “Ms. Found in a Bottle.” If the city cannot be persuaded to change its mind about cutting funds, the Poe House—a site of pilgrimage for Poe fans all over the world—will have to shut its doors no later than early 2012.
You can sign a petition here.
You can also contact the Mayor’s office via email or by phone at 410-396-3835.
Snail mail can be sent to:
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor
City Hall, Room 250
100 N. Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202