Edagar Allan Poe The very distiguished poet Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809.Poe was born into poverty in Boston,Massechesetts.Years later both of Poe's parents died when he was three years old .After this came to pass Poe was taken into the home of John Allan in Richmond,Virginia.Edgar Allan Poe's childhood was very uneventful, because of thi most critics cosider his work to focus on death.Poe's stormy personal life …
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…The cause of his death four days later was listed as "congestion of the brain". In the end Poe left a lot of great accomplishments and memories behind.Poe basically created the dective story and perfected th pschological thriller.He produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time.Poe was famous for his horror and suspense stories which depict violent inner experiences.Poe will always be a great asset to american literature.