“Week in review,” by Suzanna Murawski

“Week in review,” by Suzanna Murawski

Recent stories of note: “‘Edgar Allan Poe’ Review: The Soul Within the Shadow”Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal Few American poems are so recognizable to the public as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” (Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is the other top contender.) And Poe’s dark short stories are nearly as well-known: think “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “The Cask of Amontillado.” Like Poe’s most famous works, his life was grim—plagued by alcoholism…