Edgar Allan Poe

EdgaR Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe, a great poet, who is known world wide for his stories of terror, grief, revenge, and misery. Yet all his ideas all target the same thing, French writer Charles-Pierre Baudelaire. The story of Poe’s life is nearly as compelling and horrifying as the stories that came form is evil, insane imagination. Poe was born to his actor parents Elizabeth Arnold and David Poe Jr. Born in Boston in 1806; …

…though he wrote many to her plus Poe was becoming extrmemly poor and John Allan refused to send him money or even acknowledge him. Poe became extremely desperate and turned to gambling but his debt got out of hand. John Allan also refused to pay those debts even though it was basically his fault, and wouldn’t let Poe attend the school anymore. His college career was over and so was his relationship with Sarah.