Writer James Russell Lowell, a contemporary of Poe's, references "The Raven" and its author in his poem, A Fable for Critics: "Here comes Poe with his Raven, like Barnaby Rudge, / Three fifths of him genius, two fifths sheer fudge." This mention alludes to the belief that Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty inspired Poe to write "The Raven".As such, modern references to the poem continue to appear in popular culture. Some consider it the best poem ever written. Immediately popular after the poem's publication in 1845, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon. He's probably a doctor somewhere now.Edgar Allan Poe's poem " The Raven" has been frequently referenced and parodied in contemporary culture. Nobody onboard but a few deadheads, and one of em looks at me and yells "HEY! I sold you pot!" And he had, too, several months earlier. On the way home, my sister and I grabbed a bus near Mt. Then Bobby looked up at us (I mean, me) and said "Be careful up there." We went nuts. We are all just swaying to the music while standing at the railing, and being as careful as we can considering the situation. And I'm wearing this sheet like a cape and swaying back and forth, along with a dozen strangers, I mean lifelong friends. The sheet had been tied to the railing of the upper deck. It's the end of the show, and I steal (I am SO SO Sorry!) a bedsheet with the Steal Your Face painted on it. So there I am in the upper section at the truly brokedown 'palace' that was the Baltimore Civic Center. If it doesn't have the encore, here's one thing you'll miss: If that's true, then it's a major bummer as this is a clean sounding audience tape. The setlist makes it look like the encore, Brokedown Palace, isn't here. Wait - I just read another deadhead who had another tale that Bobby was speaking to him. No one will ever know except for Bobby and you now! At 1:33 just as Jerry sings "In my time, in my time, I will roll." Bobby says, "Careful up there!" I'll never forget this night and wanted to share it because my fraternity brother passed away prematurely years later. We were tripping our balls off in the empty lights room across the arena in our underwear. Check out the classic Brokedown Palace encore to end the Spring '82 spring tour! … I almost failed out of college as I didn't go to one class all spring.
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