Collection of Poems by Various Authors

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Collection of Poems by Various Authors

Poet Biography, Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Mamie by Carl Sandburg

Explication, Mamie by Carl Sandburg

Two Strangers Breakfast by Carl Sandburg

Mag by Carl Sandburg

Explications of Two Strangers Breakfast and Mag by Carl Sandburg

Reasons Why by Langston Hughes

Explication of Reasons Why by Langston Hughes

The Faces of Our Youth by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Enjoyment,

Explication, The Faces of Our Youth by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Explication Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

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Poet Biography

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best-known American poets. His most famous poem is The Raven, a copy of which is included. His first poetry book, Tamerlane and Other Poems is so rare that it sells for two hundred thousand dollars per copy. Poe was also a mystery writer and he is often called “the father of mysteries.” Overall, Poe has greatly influenced American culture.

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother, an actress named Elizabeth Arnold Poe, died in 1811 when Edgar Allan Poe was two. Because of this, he was put up for adoption. He was taken into the home of John Allan, who was a tobacco merchant.

Poe attended grade school in England and Richmond, Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia for one year. He had to leave because his stepfather refused to pay tuition. Poe’s stepfather did, however, send Poe a little but of money every month. With that money, Poe was able to live comfortably and still have time for his writing. In 1832, after publishing three poetry books, the Philadelphia Saturday Courier printed five of his prose tales.

On May 16, 1836, Poe married his younger cousin, Virginia Clemm. On January 30, 1847, she died. This death caused Poe much sorrow and he became an alcoholic. About three short years later, Poe was found dead on October 7, 1849. The conditions of his death are mysterious. After a visit to Norfolk, Virginia, and Richmond, Virginia, Poe was found unconscious and taken to a hospital, where he dies the following Sunday. Poe is buried in the Westminister Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Raven

By Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a q...

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...s lover is dead, he still loves her and will never stop loving her. I think that this is saying that two people who are truly in love cannot ever fall out of love. Even death cannot make their love go away. To me, this poem is an example of what everyone wants someday, true love.

This poem has been my favorite poem ever since I first read it. I like how when you read it aloud it has a great rhythm to it and sounds very sing-songy. I believe that this is a wonderful poem with a meaningful message and I hope that one day I can experience this type of love for someone.

Works Cited

Canfield, Jack, and Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger, eds. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications, Inc., 2000.

Haskins, James S. Always Movin’ On. New York: Franklin Watts, 1976.

Hendrick, George, and Hendrick, Willene, eds. Carl Sandburg, Selected Poems. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1996.

Washington, Peter, eds. Poe: Poems and Prose. New York: Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets, 1995.

Wilson, James Southwall. A Summary of Facts Known About Poe. Edgar Allan Poe Museum: 30 Movember 2000, <http://www.poemuseum.org/bio.htm>.

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