The Ghoul-Haunted Woodland

A Poe-themed tour of the St. John’s Church graveyard

Join Education Programs Manager Dean Knight on a lyrical tour around the graveyard at St. John’s, focusing on the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe.  Knight, an award-winning local actor who served seven years as the Programs Coordinator at the Poe Museum, is the author of a chapter in the new book More Than Love:  The Enduring Fascination with Edgar Allan Poe, available in the St. John’s gift shop. 

Knight will tell stories about Poe’s mother and employer–both buried here–interspersed with details from Poe’s life and about some of the cemetery’s other residents.  He will also deliver recitations from some of Poe’s greatest poems, including “The Conqueror Worm”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”, and “Ulalume”. 

The skies they were ashen and sober

The leaves they were crisped and sere

The leaves they were withering and sere

It was night in the lonesome October

Of my most immemorial year 

Location: The graveyard of St. John’s Church, 2401 East Broad Street, Richmond VA 23223

Date: Saturday, October 4 @ 2PM

Rain Date: Sunday, October 5 @ 2PM