Edgar Allan Poe

Mystery is the key to life. I like to tell tales no one has ever dreamed of. Writing is my passion. I'm a critic of everyone else.

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I was also able to publish two parts of my novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, in the magazine. #lovethisjob

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I've taken off my career as a critic working for the Southern Literary Messenger

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I only made it one year at West Point #couldntdeal #idratherwrite

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I can never get ahead. #Ishouldntbeallowedtogamble

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Trying to think of ideas for a new story #brainstorming #ithastobedifferent

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Business just isn't my thing all I care about is writing

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She inspires me and my poetry #loveher

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Even though my first engagement didn't pan out, I married my 13 year old cousin Virginia Clemm in 1836. #thatsnormalright

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I won a spot at West Point #soexciting #militaryacademy

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When I returned home from college I found my fiancé had became engaged to someone else. #whenwillthingsworkout

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I've been writing poems on the back of business papers #poetryoverprofits

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Writing is my escape from reality. Creativity is the key to success #maybeimdreaming

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@ICDIGITAL01 yes! Has always been one of my favorites since about middle school!

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That's fine though because I joined the military and my publishing career began

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If money wasn't an issue I wouldn't have left the University of Virginia.

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"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity"

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Rhyming without trying

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Lenore

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Nevermore

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Poems galore to come