1. The Edgar Allan Poe Museum Website: The main purpose of the site is to promote the museum. Fans of Poe, however, can find biographical information, a family tree of Poe, theories about his death, selected works, educational resources, and an online store. The site makes certain all information is credible and accurate.
2. The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore Website: Don't let the poor web design and subpar formatting deter you from the site. It's full of useful biographical information, studies of his writings, and copies of his short stories and poems. The site's main goal is to promote the Poe Society of Baltimore. Poestories.com: This is the Edgar Allan Poe of Edgar Allan Poe websites. In addition to biographies, stories, and poems, the site has summaries, a photo gallery, word lists, guestbook,links, quotes, and a forum. The Knowing Poe Website: This one is the most fun for students. It includes audio, video, and fun sections relating to everyday allusions to Poe
3. Poestories.com: This is the Edgar Allan Poe of Edgar Allan Poe websites. In addition to biographical information, his complete short stories and poems, and a timeline of his writing, Poestories.com contains a photo gallery, quotes, summaries, wordlists, guestbook, links, and a forum. It is the most thorough of all Poe websites.
4. The Knowing Poe Website: This is the most fun for students. Look at videos and listen to audio versions of The Raven, read about the Poe Toaster, and check out Edgar Allen Poe every day allusions.
5. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Home Page “For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen,” so begins Poe’s famous short story “The Black Cat,” written while living in this house with his family. Writer, editor, popular poet and inventor of the detective story, Edgar Allan Poe still thrills readers today. Come imagine Poe’s life on Seventh Street, his only surviving residence in Philadelphia.
   
6. Poe Studies Association The Poe Studies Association, established in 1972, provides a forum for the scholarly and informal exchange of information on Edgar Allan Poe, his life, and works.
   
7. Poe Cottage in the Bronx Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in The Bronx at Poe Cottage, now located at Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse.
   
8. The Poe Shadow A novel
   
9. Poe Discussion Forum A discussion forum for life and works of Edgar Allan Poe
   
10. Poets.org Edgar Allan Poe Resource

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For Teachers:

Edgar Allen Poe Website Questions

1. Provide the following biographical information: birthdate; birthplace; death date.
2. What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?
3. There are 13 theories on what caused Poe's death. List five of them.
4. According to the Edgar Allen Poe Museum, what state did Poe call home?
5. What does the Poe Society of Baltimore think about this claim?
6. What famous military academy expelled Poe in 1831?
7. Who did Poe marry? How old was she?
8. What do you think about the marriage?
9. What is "Murders in the Rue Morgue" the first of?
10. When was "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" written?
11. When was "The Raven" published?
12. Check out the Poe photo gallery. Which picture looks most like the Poe you envision while reading his stories?
13. Post a comment in the Edgar Allen Poe forum about your favorite Poe story. Print it out and attach it. Appropriate posts only.
14. Sign the guestbook at Poestories.com.
15. Summarize at least two Poe short stories you have never read.
16. Listen to the audio version of the Raven. What do you think of it?
17. Who is the Poe Toaster?
18. List five examples of "Poe in Your Life."

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