Poe

¹ American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

1. Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.

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POE ² American  

Or P.O.E.

1. port of embarkation.

2. port of entry.

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POE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. military port of embarkation

2. port of entry

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Poe ² British  

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. Edgar Allan. 1809–49, US short-story writer, poet, and critic. Most of his short stories, such as The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) and the Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840), are about death, decay, and madness. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) is regarded as the first modern detective story

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Example Sentences

And while the stories of Poe lend themselves to the Halloween season, spooky events increasingly occur year round.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I had to rely on eBay sales for the 1904 complete set of Edgar Allan Poe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Both are "burning cash faster than they can generate sustainable revenue streams", analyst Poe Zhao, founder of Hello China Tech, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Don’t expect to see Oscar Isaac reprise his role as hot-shot pilot Poe Dameron in the “Star Wars” franchise any time soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

As the figure reached them, the children saw with relief that it was not anybody frightening at all, but somebody they knew: Mr. Poe.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket