2. Poe’s Life Born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts Parents died before Poe was three years old Lived with foster parents in Richmond, Virginia until left for school
3. Poe’s Life Continued Went to School and accumulated large debts from gambling Decided to leave school Enlisted in US Army for two years
4. Poe’s Life Continued Published book Tamerlane and other Poems and “Dreams” in 1827 Foster mother dies in 1829 Poe enlists in West Point Military Academy Second book Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems is published Poe moves to Baltimore to live with Aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter, Victoria
5. Poe’s Life Continued In 1833, Poe wins a contest for story “Message found in a Bottle” Poe becomes editor and contributor of the Southern Literary messenger In 1836 Poe marries Virginia and moves to New York City The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym published The Raven and other Poems is published in 1845 Virginia dies in 1847 Poe turns to alcohol and becomes engaged to Elmira Royster In 1849, begins tour of poetry readings
6. Poe’s Death Arrived in Baltimore, Maryland Disappeared for a little bit, then was found in the street unconscious outside of a well-known tavern Sent to the Washington College Hospital in Baltimore, where he lapsed into a coma On the third night of his stay, Poe went into a violent screaming rage Poe died on October 7th, 1849
7. Poe’s Burial Place Original Burial Place of E.A. Poe Insciption on site: Quoth the Raven, Nevermore Original Burial Place of Edgar Allan PoeFromOctober 9, 1849UntilNovember 17, 1875
8. Poe’s Burial Place Continued In 1875, during a dedication ceremony, Poe’s remains were moved from the back of the Old Westminster Burying Ground of Baltimore to the front of the Church Poe’s remains were reunited with that of his late wife, Virginia and Aunt, Maria Clemm On the Memorial, there is a bas-relief bust (a stone sculpture made from chipping away at a slab of rock to make a picture that stands out) of Poe on the front of the ‘new’ grave
9. People passing by will place pennies and roses on the grave in memory of Poe
10. The Poe Toaster On January 19th, 1949 (Poe’s birthday), a stranger dressed completely in black approached E.A. Poe’s gravestone After placing three roses, a handwritten note, and a half finished bottle of cognac on the gravestone, after toasting the great poet, the stranger walked away, untouched Since then, the tradition of the Poe Toaster has continued However, in 2010, the Poe Toaster failed to show on the poet’s birthday, causing many people to believe that the Toaster had discontinued the tradition commemorating Poe’s 200th birthday in 2009
11. List of Books/Poems For a complete list of Edgar Allen Poe’s books, poems, novels, short stories, and essays, visit http://www.iblist.com/author22.htm
12. Works Cited "Edgar Allen Poe Cottage." Web. 24 Feb 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/photoguy504/4053677189/>. –Slide 2 "Edgar Allen Poe 2." Web. 22 Feb 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/spike55151/14939798/>. – Slide 6 "Edgar Allen Poe's Grave." Web. 24 Feb 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kris930/3285787465/?addedcomment=1#comment72157623376871963>. - Slide 9 "Edgar Allen Poe's Original Grave." Web. 24 Feb 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmxphoto/3259247304/>. - Slide 7 Gill, N.S. "Bas-Relief Sculpture." About.com: Ancient/Classical History. 2010. About.com, a part of The New York Times Company, Web. 22 Feb 2010. <"Edgar Allen Poe Cottage." Web. 24 Feb 2010. .>. Giordano Robert. "A short biography of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)." 27 June 2005. 17 February 2010 http://www.poestories.com/biography.php "Green Army Boy." Web. 27 Feb 2010. <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/6531431/2/istockphoto_6531431-green-army-boy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/concepts-and-ideas/character-traits/6531431-green-army-boy.php%3Fid%3D6531431&usg=__IiqInNjbivIIxYxf0VktiD34jv4=&h=380&w=380&sz=34&hl=en&start=12&itbs=1&tbnid=z4-hNjFSoIj-cM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcartoon%2Barmy%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1>. – Slide 3 Merriman, C.D. "Edgar Allen Poe." (2000-2010): n. pag. Web. 15 Feb 2010. <http://www.online-literature.com/poe/>. "Poe Toaster." Web. 24 Feb 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/simps/30578433/>. - Slide 10 Rowlett, Curt. "The Tale of The Poe Toaster." The Tale of The Poe Toaster. 2010. Web. 22 Feb 2010. <http://labyrinth13.com/Poe_Toaster.htm>. Special thanks to Curt Rowlett, author of Labyrinth13
