The 19th Century Poem That Prompted Stevie Nicks to Write “Annabel Lee” at the Age of 17

On October 9, 1849, just two days after Edgar Allan Poe died, the final poem he wrote before his death was released. “Annabel Lee” told the story of a young love cut short. In their youth (I was a child and she was a child), they shared a mutual commitment, romanticized in Poe’s words, his maiden in […]

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