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Edgar Allan Poe, the American Writer
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809, to David Poe Jr. ... Poe’s father’s acting career was going down the drain and in the summer of 1809 he left his acting career and his family forever. Elizabeth, better known as Eliza, died just one month before Poe’s third birthday. When she died, she left three children, William Henry, Rosalie, and Edgar Allan Poe. ...
Edgar Allan Poe, now an orphaned child, was sent to live with John and Fanny Allan, in Richmond, Virginia. Poe had a very hard childhood. ... Just five years later, in 1820, they returned to the United States and Poe continued attending private schools. After graduating high school, Poe registered at the University of Virginia. ...
This lasted only a year because in 1827, his foster father John Allan refused to pay his debts. These debts occurred because Poe was very into drinking and gambling and had dug himself into a hole. Since Poe did not have any money, he was forced to work as a clerk and live on his own. Poe hated his job, quit and moved back to Boston.
Once in Boston, Poe went to work writing his first book of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems. ... Shortly after the release of his first book of poems Poe decided to join the U. ... He was a member of the First Artillery Regiment in Charleston, South Carolina, enlisted under the name Edgar A. ... Once he was out of the Army, Poe went to work on his second book of poetry, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems, and published it soon after in 1829.
Al Aaraaf, a lyric poem written in response to the night sky, was supposedly written by Poe as a child, but was composed in 1827 while still in the army. ...
In 1829, Poe finally worked his issues out with John Allan and Allan reserved him a place in the Military Academy. In the spring of 1830, Poe decided to attend West Point. ... Poe was accepted and he was appointed to cadetship which would begin in June of 1831. A few months into his work at the Military Academy, Poe was dismissed for neglecting his duties, and Allan once again disowned him, only this time it was for good.
At age 22, Poe moved to Baltimore where he lived with his Aunt Maria Clemm and her 11-year old daughter, Virginia Clemm. Soon after leaving the Academy, Poe released a third book of his poems titled, Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Second Edition. In-between writing books of poetry, Poe was also writing little tales and writing prose’s, five of which appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. ... Throughout his life in Baltimore Poe worked as an editor for the Southern Literary Messenger, and fell in love, with his now 13-year-old cousin, Virginia. In 1836, when Virginia was fifteen, Poe married her.
Not a lot is known about Poe’s life after he left the Southern Literary Messenger in 1837. We know that in 1838, Poe moved with Virginia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived there for six years. ... After these short-term jobs, Poe decided to move to New York for possible job opportunities.
Once Poe, Virginia his wife, and his aunt (Virginia’s mother) arrived in New York, Poe immediately found a job at The New York Evening Mirror. ... Poe tried his best to comfort his dying wife, and he did everything in his power to make her comfortable. ...
Before Virginia died, while he was caring for her needs, Poe wrote several poems short stories and tales. ... It is said to be because Poe was in denial of the seriousness of Virginia’s illness. ... ”
The death of Virginia Clemm brought Poe into a period of deep depression. ... During his downfall, Poe had things for many different women. ...
Edgar Allan Poe’s death remains a mystery to this day although there are many rumors going around. ... What we do know is that Poe was taken to the Hospital, three days before his death, unconscious. ... Poe’s last words are said to have been, “Lord help my poor soul!”
Many people know that Edgar Allan Poe was an alcoholic and maybe that he was a little crazy but many did not know of his addictions to opium and laudanum. ... It also was popular, ironically, among poets, many of which wrote in the gothic style like Poe.
After knowing about Poe’s horrible life and his many addictions I am lead to wonder how he survived for 40 years! ... In Poe’s early years he was actually quite healthy.
Approximate Word count = 3874
Approximate Pages = 15.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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