Edgar Allan Poe.

                                                                      Edgar Allan Poe


     Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, and died on October 7, 1849. He is one of the United State's most famous poets and authors, known for writing of the twisted and macabre. It is believed that when in 1810 his father abandoned him and his family, and when his mother died the following year is what inspired his writing. It is also believed that the death of his wife inspired some  of his darker poetry. His wife, whom was only thirteen when he married her, was his cousin Virginia Clemm. For the time he lived in that is not as weird, unacceptable, and for one, illegal as it is today.  On may 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Military, and was stationed at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor. He later found someone to fill in him for the rest of his required service so that he could go to West Point Military Academy. After some time in the academy and bitter feuds with his family, he wanted to leave. He purposely did everything he possibly could to get court martial and relieved of duty. He skipped formation, training, and often didn't show up to mass. He was court martialed and kicked out of West point. Form then on he he tried to jumpstart his previously unsuccessful career as a writer. After several successful poems and short stories like "The Raven", his most famous poem, and "The Tell Tale Heart", a story I did in fact read last year in 8th grade and is actually my favorite poem/ story by Edgar Allan Poe. On October 7, 1849 he died of mysterious circumstances after being found wandering around in a confused, drowsy state in Baltimore, Maryland on October 3rd. It is still debated on how exactly he died. Some say disease, possibly even rabies. Regardless of his odd death, his strong legacy as a genius poet and writer still grows strong today