What influenced Edgar Allan Poe to become a writer?

The inspiration to Poe's darkest and most well known poem, written in 1845, was a real raven that was the beloved pet of the writer Charles Dickens who named it Grip. Dickens was fasinated by the bahaviors of his bet and kept it in his stables to study it. read more

Poe's Inspiration; Writers Inspired by Poe; Colophon; His Inspiration. Poe's life had many hardships that inspired his work. Readers can clearly see the connection to Poe and the other people in his life to the characters in his poems and stories. read more

Poe's final home is preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx. In Boston, a commemorative plaque on Boylston Street is several blocks away from the actual location of Poe's birth. read more