How Did Life Influence Poe's Life

A poet known for unsettling poetry, Edgar Allen Poe’s life events were able to inspire the way he depicted his poetry. Edgar Allen Poe’s life started with a tragic event and continued with poverty and the loss of the people he loved. Poe had to live through the unsettling relationship with his adoptive father, poverty, and the loss of his wife, Virginia. Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins and David Poe. Poe wasn't allowed the time to enjoy his parents because of both their deaths, 3 years after he was born(Poe Museum). When Poe’s parents died, their 3 children were separated and Poe went to live with John Allen and Frances Valentine Allan, wealthy merchants, in Richmond, Virginia. David Poe wanted his foster son to be a businessman but his son had a different view and wanted to be a poet(Poe Museum). Not only

This wish didn't last long because Poe moved into his Aunt Maria Clemm and daughter Virginia in Baltimore. During this time Poe was working at “Southern Literary Messenger” as a editor and contributor (The Literature Network). During his stay with his Aunt and Virginia he began to have feeling towards Virginia, and these feeling lead to them getting married. Virginia and Poe married in Richmond, 1836 and then moved to New York to become more supported and to make more money. All throughout his career Poe was always tight with his money and moved a lot to try and grow was a writer. In the winter of 1897 his love, Virginia, died from of tuberculosis at the age of 24(Poe Museum). After his wife’s death Poe turned to alcohol to cope and become very erratic(The Literature Network). Poe ended up moving back to Richmond and marrying his first fiance that left him for another man. Edgar Allen Poe died on October 7, 1849 and the cause wasn't