https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh Top Ten Poe Facts en-us 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC 2017-08-07 18:29:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png bri_cre68 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293583 10) In college Poe tried to make money gambling but ended up increasing his debt.
9) When he was young, Poe was a great althlete.
8)The themes of his stories are based off of the grim reality of his life.
7) He only made $14 off of "The Raven".
6)Poe enlisted in the army under the false name Edgar A. Perry.
5)His mother was an actress who died at age 23 because of consumption.
4)He falsified his marriage documents with Virginia, saying she was 23.
3) He died on October 7, 1849, and his final words were "God help my poor soul."
2) He married his cousin who was not even 13 at the time. He was 26.
1) In 1841, Poe published the first detective story, in which the crimes were committed by an orangutan]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293583 dktmonks https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293617 10. The poem Annabelle Lee immortalized his love for Virginia and the pain her death caused him.
9. When Poe was attending UVA he had to break his furniture to keep his fire going. 
8. Created the detective story.
7. Joined the military under an assumed name (Edger A. Perry) to avoid going to debtors prison.
6. Poe wanted women to be treated with dignity and respect.
5. Poe published 2 poems at the age of 20.
4. Rejected by two fathers and lost two mothers to tuberculosis.
3. His writings were about life's questions of death.
2. Married his 13 year old cousin (Virginia) at the age of 26.
1. Lasts words: " God, help my poor soul."]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293617 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293644 1. In 1841, he published "The Murder in Rue Morgue." The murders were committed by a blade wielding orangutan. 
2. Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, after moving in with his aunt, Mariah. He was 26 years old while she was only 13.
3. His foster mother was dying of tuberculosis as his foster father had affairs within the house.
4. Poe only earned 14 dollars off of his work, "The Raven."
5. Poe enlisted into the army under the name Edgar A. Perry.
6.  He had two nicknames, "The Tomahawk Man" and "The Raven."
7. His father abandoned his family when he was only one year old.
8. He wrote about his deceased wife in the poem "Annabel Lee."
9. When he was 15 he swam 6 miles against the current. 
10. He saw women as angelic figures. ]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293644 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293674 10. Poe believed women should be treated with respect and courtesy.
9. Poe's peers believes he could be a great artist as well as a great writer.
8. He found a loving family when he moved in with Virginia and Mariah Clemm.
7. His relationship with his deadbeat dad ended when he enlisted in the army.
6. Poe was in love with his 13 year cousin
5. Poe carried a miniature of his mother with him his whole life.
4. The 3 Poe children  were adopted by the Allan family.
3. Poe swam 16 miles in a river against the current as a 15 year old boy
2. Poe's mother, Eliza, was an actress.
1. One of Poe's books, a dectetive story, featured a razor-wielding orangutan as a murderer.]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293674 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293700 10. traveled to Boston and joined the army. 
9. attended the University of Virginia. 
8. his writing skills were discovered through love letters. 
7. was in a lot of debt, which led to a gambling problem, that made the situation worse. 
6. father abandoned the family , and the mother died when he was very young. 
5. moved in with the Allan family and he and John Allan didn't get along at all. 
4. he lost his mothers, brother, and his wife to tuberculosis. 
3. wrote his poem Annabell Lee about his wife Virginia. 
2. unknown cause of death 
1. married his cousin when she was 13, but said she was older to avoid scandal. ]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293700 cambriaduke https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293720 1. Poe married his cousin Virginia who was 13 at the time. 
2. He had financial troubles and his foster father did not help him. 
3. His mother was an actress who died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. 
4. Poe was left out of his father's will when he died.
5. He attended UVA and West Point. 
6. He was a good athlete when he was young.
7. An orangutan was the evil murderer in Poe's detective story, which was the first of its kind.
8. Poe earned $14 for "The Raven." 
9. Poe arranged a meeting with President John Tyler to get a government job, but sabotaged himself. 
10. He swam 6 miles against the current in the James River. ]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293720 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293732 10. Father abandoned him at age 1
9. He was adopted
8. At age 16 he swam 6 miles against the current in a river
7. He went into the army under a false name, Edgar A. Perry
6. Most of the women in his life died from tuberculosis 
5. Showed up to meeting with the president drunk
4. Wrote what was considered the first detective story
3. "The Raven" was his most popular poem
2. In the "Rue Morgue" the murderer was an orangutan
1. Poe married his cousin Virginia who was 13 while he was 26]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293732 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293742 1. Most women in his life died of tuberculosis at a young age.
2. Poe once swam 5 miles up stream a river.
3. All of his hardship in life brought him fame and inspired his dark works.
4. He loved to draw, not just write. He drew all over the walls of his dorm room at UVA.
5. His nickname became "The Raven" after his poem called this was published.
6. The murders that occurred in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" were commuted by an orangutan.
7. Poe was an extreme alcoholic.
8. He married Virginia when she was 13 years old and he was 26 years old. 
9. After he died, newspapers published his poems.
10. Poe had numerous affairs with women, and thought they should be treated with respect.]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293742 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293750 1. He married his 13 year old cousin Virginia when he was 26
2. In the murder of rue morgue, the orangutan did it
3. He went to the university of Virginia and he got kicked out  
4. Poe's father abandoned his family when he was 1 year old
5. The ALLAN family took him in but never adopted him
6. He published the raven and his nickname became the raven
7. Many people he knew died from tuberculosis 
8. His mother was an actress 
9. He had brutal slashing book reviews as a book critic
10. His last words were "God help my poor soul"]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293750 https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293755 10. Poe was a orphan
9. His mother, Aliza, was struck with consumption.
8. Poe swam 6 miles in James River against the current.
7. Foster mother also had tuberculosis.
6. Burned furniture as a result for warmth
5. John Allen refused to pay debts for Poe.
4. Listed under army as Edgar A. Perry.
3. Age 20- published 2 books of poetry.
2. Maria Clemm's daughter Virginia became Poe's wife.
1. He had four family members with TB. You ]]> 2017-08-07 18:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/slogan4000/go6o4end14gh/wish/180293755