In honor of National Poetry Month, here's a look at some of the bizarre and little-known facts about one of the most iconic American poets of all: Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe, (born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland), American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His “The Raven” (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in the national literature. Poe was the son of the English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr., an actor from Baltimore. After his mother died in Richmond, Virginia, in
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