How Did Edgar Allan Poe Fail

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. On October 3, 1849, he was in a subconsciousness; he died four days later (May). Poe’s parents were not a part of his life for very long. His dad left and his mom died. He then went to live with John and Frances Allan, who never legally adopted him. Poe did not succeed while he was alive but is now remembered as one of America’s greatest poets. John Allan did not financially assist him after college, and he was not part of Allan’s will. Poe’s life was unsuccessful at times, but he still made it to be an inspiring author because of his fail attempts. Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe Jr. were Poe’s parents. He did not know them very well. His father left

However, it was little noticed by critics and public and Poe did not use his name, he used “a Bostonian.” His second book, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems, was published in 1829 and was well received by critics. he moved to Baltimore with his aunt and cousin Virginia. His first short stories appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. According to Poetry Foundation, “... and his ‘MS. Found in a Bottle’ won a (fifty dollar) cash prize for best story in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter.” Poe was still not earning enough income, and Allan’s death in 1834 did not leave him anything. The next year, he accepted an editorship at The Southern Literary in Richmond and he brought his aunt and cousin along with him. Poetry Foundation states,“While Poe’s writings gained attention in the late 1830s and early 1840s, the profits from his work remained meager, and he supported himself by editing Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City.” He had to edit magazines to earn enough money to live. "The Raven," published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror, is considered among the best-known poems in American literature and one of the best of Poe's career.” (Biography). This piece is well known, and he explored loss and