Sarah Helen Whitman: The First Goth Girlfriend
Today is the birthday of Providence poet, essayist, Transcendentalist and Spiritualist Sarah Helen Whitman (nee Power, 1803-1875). I first learned about this fascinating person from our friend the mentalist Rory Raven who took us to her house on a walking tour. She is best known today for her romantic relationship with Edgar Allan Poe, whom […]