Edgar Allan Poe Poems Collection: The Raven Annabel Lee Alone and Other Poems

A collection of Poe’s 50 remarkable poems</br> Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) was an American writer poet editor and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country’s earliest practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone resulting in a financially difficult life and career.</br> Poe and his works influenced literature around the world as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.