# “Halloween Special: Channeling Edgar Allen Poe in the Historic Marble Cemetery” with Toni Blackman, Bob Holman, and Denize Lauture.

“Halloween Special: Channeling Edgar Allen Poe in the Historic Marble Cemetery” with Toni Blackman, Bob Holman, and Denize Lauture. at New York City Marble Cemetery, Saturday 31 October 2026, 22:30.

- Venue: New York City Marble Cemetery, 52-74 East 2nd Street, New York, NY 10003
- With: Toni Blackman, Bob Holman, Denize Lauture
- Go to page: https://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2026/10/the-peoples-poetry-gathering-returns-for-a-downtown-celebration.html

A Halloween evening of ghost tales and poems built around Edgar Allan Poe, staged in the historic NYC Marble Cemetery. Toni Blackman performs as "The Raven," Bob Holman reads a newly discovered Poe poem called "Brain Fever," and Haitian poet Denizé Lauture presents a Creole-inflected "Annabel Lee." Listeners will also hear "The Tell-Tale Heart" and can take a break from the Village Halloween Parade to raise Poe and his kindred spirits from their resting places.

## Dates

- Saturday 31 October 22:30 — New York City Marble Cemetery

Written by a model, sources: [thelodownny.com](https://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2026/10/the-peoples-poetry-gathering-returns-for-a-downtown-celebration.html)

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