Edward Poe

1. Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners

2. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone

3.He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned at a young age when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. 

4.His publishing career began with an anonymous collection of poems

5.He married Virginia Clemm ,his 13-year-old cousin.

6.In January 1845 Poe published his poem, "The Raven"

7.His wife died of tuberculosis two years after the ravens publishing 

8.Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown 

9.he was enlisted in the army as a private and said he was 22 and he was really 18

10.After his brother's death, Poe began more earnest attempts to start his career as a writer.