Edgar Allan Poe (Template:Né;19 January,1809 –7 October,1849) ek American lekhak, kavi, sampaadak, aur literary critic rahaa jiske uske kavita aur chhotaa khissa, khaas kar ke jisme mystery aur rahinmacabre hae, ke khaatir jaana jaawat rahaa. UskeRomanticism aurGothic fiction in rahin United States and of earlyAmerican literature ke ek central jan maana jaawe hae.[1] Poe, America ke pahila successful chhotaa khissa ke practitioner maana jaawe hae, aur uskedetective fiction genre ke pioneer bhi maana jaawe hae. Iske alaawa, uskescience fiction ke yogdaan khaatir bhi jaana jaawe hae.[2] Uu pahila jaana-maana America ke lekhak rahaa jon aapan lekh ke aamdani se jiyat rahaa.[3]
