Edgar Allan Poe (19 January 1809 - 7 October 1849 / Boston)

this poem is full of emotions.. specifically full of grief and sadness, , ..i felt so sad after reading this...

An American poet, critic, and short story writer. Poe produced an enormous and influential body of work before he died at the age of forty, exhausted by a bout of heavy drinking. All the comments posted here touch on his poetry and the topic of loneliness which he treats in ALONE, with an occasional reference to his morbid nature and the madness that drove him.

Poe saw what others could not see, he asserts, and goes on to suggest in brief 'the dawn of a most stormy life' that was drawn from every depth of good and ill'. Where others saw blue skies overhead (both literally and figuratively) Poe had a vision of the demonic! His poems and stories sought to invoke an inward view of our twisted and complicated psychic life. He shunned the techniques of the realists of the 19th century literary scene who portrayed nature and life objectively and ignored the inner life.

Note that his most ardent fans and imitators have been, by and large, French. Writers such as Charles Baudelaire (FLOWERS OF EVIL) and Arthur Rimbaud (THE DRUNKEN BOAT) carried his tales of hallucination into the 20th century.

i like it its very expressive......made me think...but yes i liked it very much......yes yes i did

Its very good poem i very love this poem.

does anyone no the date of when the poem was written?

Great. I can think of no finer poem to put on the wall of ones bedroom… at least if you live in a dark castle anyway.

just BEAUTIFUL. it perfectly captures that 'outcast' feeling that more or less everyone goes through at some point in his/her life. i always feel melancholic after reading this.

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A song played in only one take.

A guitar totally out of tune.

I composed a song in one take for this particular poem that I love! You can find a video for this song in my uploaded space at blip.tv following this address:

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Because we all have the right to fulfill our inner dreams.

Enjoy and let me know about your opinion.