It's been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history. While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much more to ...

Poe was taken in by John Allan, a wealthy Richmond merchant and an austere Scotsman who believed in self-reliance and hard work. His wife, Frances, became a second mother to Poe until she died in 1829 ...

Edgar Allan Poe’s enduring influence extends beyond his famous tales to his incisive aphorisms and keen reflections on fear, ...

Edgar Allan Poe died 166 years ago today, but nobody can agree how. On Oct. 3, 1849, a newspaper typesetter named Joseph W. Walker came across Poe in a Baltimore gutter. The legendary author was ...

Whether it’s a specific line from a poem, or an entire piece set to a melody, poetry has long been an inspiration for musical artists. The rock genre in particular seems to stray towards poetry on ...

Edgar Allan Poe wrote more comedies and satires than horror stories and is credited with inventing the detective genre. A rival colleague, Rufus Griswold, created the lasting myth that Poe was a ...

Hannah Lauren Murray received funding for this research from Arts and Humanities Research Council UK (2014-16). Teya and Salena are not the first young women to be possessed by Poe. Their hit song ...