Edgar Allan Poe was an author and poet from the early 19th century. These songs are based upon his poems. Famous poems such as The Raven and Annabelle Lee have been captured in a ballad like style to capture the spirit and feeling of the poems. Lesser known poems are also composed to emulate the feeling of the lines and the overall story of the poem. The Raven is a tribute to America's greatest writer. "The Raven and Other Poems" seeks to captivate both audiences who are familiar with his work and those who are totally unaware of the master of macabre and the prince of prose, Edgar Allan Poe.