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Poe's Birthday
He was Born in Boston to Elizabeth Arnold Poe, and David Poe Jr., and his older brother Henry Poe.(Schmoop) -
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Life and Death of Poe
He lived until he was 40. -
Parents Die/ Fostered by the Allans
Both of his parents die of Tuberculosis forcing him and his siblings (Younger sister Rosalie and older brother Henry) to split up into different foster families. Edgar is fostered by John and Frances Allan from Richmond Virginia.(Schmoop) -
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Revitalizes American Literature
" In the course of his relatively short life Poe revitalized American literature, producing perfectly crafted stories and poems." ( Schmoop) -
Poe writes his First Poem
The Poem's name was "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest."(Schmoop) -
Poe begins Gambling/Drinking
Poe becomes a heavy gambler and alcoholic which results in him dropping out of college and splitting with the Allans because of a $ 2,000 debt. He then joins the armyafter publishing his first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems". (Schmoop) -
Foster Mother Dies
Poe is now a sergeant major in the Army. His foster mother, Frances Allan, dies. He was still close to her at the time, and her death saddened him. -
Marriage
Poe at the age of 27, marries his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm in Virginia. -
Poe Starts Publishing
Poe publishes his first novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym". Then in 1840 he publishes his story collection "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque". -
Poe creates a new Genre
"Poe begins as an editor at Graham's Magazine, where he works until May 1842. The magazine runs Poe's short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the first-ever entry in a genre now known as the detective story" (Shmoop). -
The Raven
Poe publishes one of hist most popular Poems even today called " The Raven". (Schmoop) -
Death of Virginia
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuburculosis, sending him on a downward spiral of alchoholism and grief. ( Schmoop) -
Engaged
Poe convinces his childhood sweetheart, Elmira Royster Shelton, to marry him. He joins the Sons of Temperance, an organization that forbids drinking. ( Schmoop) -
The Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe was found disheveled unconcious in a gutter in Baltimore. When taken to the hospital he was pronounced dead.(Schmoop)
