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Edgar Allan Poe

(January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849 / Boston)

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an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. more >>

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''Taught me my alphabet to say,
To lisp my very earliest word,''

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), U.S. poet. Romance (l. 7-8). . . Complete Poems and Selected Essays [Edgar Allan Poe]. Richard Gray, ed. (1993) Every...

''Of late, eternal Condor years
So shake the very Heaven on high
With tumult as they thunder by,
I have no time for idle cares
Through gazing on the unquiet sky.''

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), U.S. poet. Romance (l. 11-15). . . Complete Poems and Selected Essays [Edgar Allan Poe]. Richard Gray, ed. (1993) Eve...

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Edmond Williams (2/2/2012 2:22:00 PM)

Sorrow can turn anyone into a poet
but He did it better than anyone.

Ronald James De Langen (11/25/2011 7:53:00 PM)

My favorite... such a sad life a great poet makes... going to read more of his stuff :)

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