the best writers of all time. He was born January 19, 1809 and died in October. Many events led up to
Poe’s success in writing poetry. During the time of Poe it was uncommon to make a living off Poetry
alone. His inspiration of writing was based off his early life, his military career, and his publishing career. One of Poe’s inspirations for writing was his early life. Poe grew up with two siblings, Elizabeth and
David that made a living off acting. Abandoned by his father, Poe was left to take care of his mother,
who later died of tuberculosis. After his mother died, Poe was an orphan. He was later adopted into the
home of John Allan, who was a well know entrepreneur in his time. Tension later developed between
Edgar and john over gambling accusations and education debts. Poe went to university of Virginia, but
he was required to leave over lack of money. Poe argued with his father over debts of education that
Poe wasted when John’s uncle died and left Allan his funds. The Poe’s second inspiration was his publishing career. It was these time when Poe’s publishing
Career began. Poe had numerous …show more content…
He was found on the streets off Baltimore delusional and confused. After being found on the streets by an Englishmen, he was sent to Washington Medical Hospital for treatment but he did not make it. After Poe’s wife died and his world collapsed, Poe became delirious, stressed and died by unnatural causes. Even though he became ill mentally and physically, he made an impact on young poets off his time and present day. Poe was one of the best poets that ever lived in history, because of his style and creativity. He is often compared to several other poets like, hawthorne and Shakespeare. He undoubtedly made a difference in poetry and led to amazing poets to