Austria’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest is proving to be a community favourite. It takes in the difficulties of making a living on streaming plays, the sexism in the music industry, the need for a celebrity ‘hook’ to get any sort of recognition in the arts… and it’s also a bop.

But what of the Edgar of the title? Yes, it results in a catchy lyric, but Poe’s life is closer to creatives in the 21st century than you might think.

Eurovision Chat Over Coffee: Chris Semtner, Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum

Ewan Spence sits down to talk with the curator of the Edgar Allan Poe museum Chris Semtner, about the life of Poe. What is it about Poe’s work that has survived through the centuries, why did he constantly struggle to earn money from his creative work, and what is the museum doing with a fragment of his coffin?

Find out more on Edgar Allan Poe at The Poe Museum, poemuseum.org.

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