Author Archives: Robert Michael Oliver

A little author bio about Robert Michael Oliver

Creativist, Writer, Theatre Artist, Poet, Screenwriter, Educator, and DC resident for almost 40 years.

Poe’s Eureka in Dialogue #3

Posted on: January 13th, 2014 by
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Robert Michael Oliver created and performed Embodying Poe, the one-man show from which Poe’s Eureka is taken in 2011. Combined with “The Raven,” “Ulalume,” and “Silence: a Fable,” Eureka: a prose poem (selections) concluded the piece. It has been called “a standing prayer” to Poe’s quest for spiritual realization. Michael, who has developed an aesthetic basedContinue reading the storyPoe’s Eureka in Dialogue #3

Poe’s Eureka in Dialogue #2

Posted on: January 11th, 2014 by
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Doug Fraser composes the music for Poe’s Eureka. He also composed the music for the original stage play, Embodying Poe. On working with the music for that production, he wrote: EUREKA! INSPIRATION FOR THE MUSIC “Eureka for me is Poe’s speculation into the interrelationship between mind and universe.  Poe draws connections that raise no contradictionContinue reading the storyPoe’s Eureka in Dialogue #2