Poe.

     Edgar Allan Poe is an American writer and poet who wrote during the Romantic Period. This period was a movement or revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms. Poe essentially had to earn a living from his writings and it resulted in a financially difficult life and career. Some might question what influenced Poe's unique, yet imaginative writing style but it seems his childhood and his not so great adulthood were factors that affected it.
     Edgar was born in Boston and he was orphaned at a young age as his mother died just shortly after his father abondoned him and his family. In 1831, Edgar had to deal with the death of his eldest brother who had died as a result of alcoholism and his wife died of tuberculosis just two years after the publication of his first poem. These are just a few things that probably affected him emotionally but also influenced his work as well. It is no surprise that he wrote about what he was dealing with or feeling at the time. Edgar was known for his gothic or mysterious style of writing as his poems and stories usually had a dark and gloomy setting. Themes throughout his writing were death and mourning. This worked for him as it appealed to the public. Ultimately, Edgar was able to express a deeper meaning in his writing using his life struggles as the background for his work.