Poe's Never Ending Loneliness "From childhood's hour I have not been/as others were; I have not seen/ as others say I could not bring/ my passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken/ my sorrow; I could not awaken/ my heart to joy at the same tone;/ and all I loved, I loved alone." -Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allen Poe, the father of the short story, the mystery story and the first sci-fi short story, is a remarkable poet whose mournful and never ending memories will be remembered by readers for centuries to come. His life was the basis of his work. "He virtually created the detective story and perfected the pshchological thriller. He also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time-important theoretical statements on poetry and the short story-and has had worldwide influence on literture" (Regan)...
