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Edgar Allan Poe. . ( m. 1836) . Virginia Eliza Poe ( née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nature of the couple's relationship.
- Virginia Eliza Clemm, August 15, 1822, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- January 30, 1847 (aged 24), Bronx County, New York, U.S.
- Tuberculosis
- Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Spiral galaxy by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty. At the end of January 1847, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe—the 24-year-old wife (and cousin) of Edgar Allan Poe —succumbed to tuberculosis in the couple’s cottage on the outskirts of New York City, in what is now the Bronx. Poe was devastated.
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There is substantial evidence to suggest that this poem was written for Poe’s wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. The two were first cousins, although Poe did not meet her until he was nearly an adult. Poe, parentless and faced poverty at a young age, sought out the relations of his late father and was taken in by his Aunt Maria Clemm.
Eliza Poe was a renowned traveling actress and mother of Edgar Allan Poe. Unfortunately, she succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 24, when little Edgar was only 2 years old. Her acting legacy most likely inspired Poe’s dramatic performances of his most famous pieces, which was a major source of income and was ultimately one of the ways Poe ...
Virginia and Maria joined Edgar in Richmond in 1835. Edgar and Virginia were married in 1836. She was 13 years old and he was 27 years old. In 1842, Virginia became ill with tuberculosis. She died of the disease on January 30, 1847, at the age of 24. Valentine to her Husband On Valentine’s Day in 1846, Virginia wrote this acrostic poem to her ...
Valentine Poem Lyrics Ever with thee I wish to roam — Dearest my life is thine. Give me a cottage for my home And a rich old cypress vine, Removed from the world with its sin and care And the ...
Jun 26, 2023 · jen9928. Jun 26, 2023. 7 min read. Poe-Me Monday: Poe’s Women Part 2, Virginia Clemm Poe. Virginia Clemm Poe, Painting. The Poe Cottage, Fordham, Bronx, New York. Edgar Allan Poe’s relationship with his only wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, is as mysterious as it is troubling to our modern eyes.
