Archive for 'ravens in literature'

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest

Two of my very dearest things, ravens and books, and a story set in the Pacific Northwest… my home. This is a book about a raven…what better way to introduce children to your love of ravens and crows than reading a good story about them? Here is the official book description,

Raven, the trickster, wants to [...]

Corvid Bookends

I found these fantastic crow bookends, raven bookends and rook bookends all over the internet…
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” bookends
 
Handcrafted Wooden Raven bookends
 
Antique Wooden Crow bookends
 

THE RAVEN (Poe House in Philly)

THE RAVEN (Poe House in Philly)

Originally uploaded by Brooklyn Bridge Baby

“The Raven” is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man’s slow [...]

The Raven Word Art

I came across this interesting word form — in the shape of a raven using the words The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. I thought it was clever enough to share. =)

It was originally posted on neoformix, I imagine they made it. =)

Raven Quotes

Some quotes about ravens,
If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
—Friedrich Nietzsche
To the raven her own chick is white.
—Irish Proverb
And it came to pass at [...]