ual did not return his letters. Occasionally John sent small sums of money to Edgar and also still made sure that Edgar understood that he was not wanted at Moldavia (where John lived) . Edgar was thankful for the money, yet it was still not enough, and Edgar still requested more. While Edgar was living in Baltimore he continued to write poetry and sent some of his poems to American Monthly which published them as “sickly rhymes”. Edgar received good reviews and was described as a promising poet, and Edgar was very pleased. He had said these to be the first words of encouragement he ever remembered to have received. He began publishing more poems in a volume, which is unknown whether was supported by John Allan or not. This was the first time in which Edgar had not published anonymously but had signed it Edgar A. Poe, showing the disownment of John Allan’s name. From then on, he would continue to sign his name this way on all of his works. His new volume was mainly about the aferlife, ideal love, and ideal beauty to passion. It received much public attention and was noted as “highly creditable to the Country”. Edgar had finally gained admission to West Point in the Spring of 1930. By June, he had been appointed to a cadetship and signed for five years of duty to the United States. He was located about fifty miles from New York City and the cadets trained out in the fields for using big arms, and field work, during the summer. At the end of August they began their academic training. The cadets were encouraged to concentrate on a few subjects instead of braising the surface of many. Edgar decided to concentrate in only French and math. He quickly rose to the top of his class. His classmates were also fond of Edgar. They had described him as “interesting and amusing”. When the news of John Allan’s marriage to a women twenty years younger, named Louisa Patterson, came to Edgar, h...
