Edgar Allan Poe was a wonderful writer. I first heard one of his poems, "Annabel Lee" when I was probably 10, while watching the movie "Holes". In one of the flashbacks within the movie, a schoolteacher is reading the poem to her students. The farmhand finishes the poem for her, and they share a look of admiration. Many things happen after this, and the two end up losing each other. But I believe they somewhat live the story that's told in "Annabel Lee". The schoolteacher is kept away from the farmhand by the rest of the town, as they are from different races and therefore cannot be together. Yet they try so hard to steal moments of peace together, even though the town forces them to be apart. The farmhand loses his life on the sea by their town, but the schoolteacher never forgets him. Their love lasts longer than their lives, longer than the town even. These characters pop up again and again throughout the movie, to add background to the present-day story.
"Annabel Lee" is such a beautiful story. While it seems somewhat tragic, that they lost their true love, it is also uplifting. The poem shows that the love you have for someone can transcend all problems. If the love you share is true, and you remember that always, nothing can stop you from being with them.
Edgar Allan Poe was a magnificent poet, and "Annabel Lee" has been my favorite poet even before I knew it was a poem or who Edgar Allan Poe was.
"But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—"
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