Zay,

I never knew E A Poe went to UVa.

I was an art student at VCU and all I knew of UVa was that my dorm mates went there to drink, meet frat boys and occasionally get raped or pregnant. I stayed away, preferring my gay friends and nights spent on the roof of my dorm in the Fan smoking weed.

EAP would have fit right in at VCU, I think. All of that UVa partying and bromance probably wasn't for him.

I'm not a terrific fan of Poe but haven't read him since high school. Maybe I should give him another chance.

English teachers! I learned more from them than any art teacher I ever had.

Thanks for a great essay and some insight into your life.