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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

1809–1849

United States

It's the poem that turned Poe into a household name, and its unyielding rhythm along with the repeated single-word refr…

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About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809 to two traveling actors. His father left the family early on, and his mother passed away from tuberculosis before he was three.

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