To borrow a current idiom, Edgar Allan Poe was a lot. Which means, almost syllogistically, that any biography of him — even one as thoughtful and compassionate as Richard Kopley’s “Edgar ...

Friday, Dec. 17-Saturday, Dec. 18 Wheelock Family Theatre’s Teen Performance Ensemble, a 10-week program that trains teens in theatrical production, presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe.” ...

With “Edgar Allan Poe: A Life” Mr. Kopley, a professor emeritus of English at Penn State DuBois and a Poe specialist, brings to bear deep expertise and scholarship.