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

For wearing the small veil across my eyes was a requirement to participate in “Poe: Pulse & Pendulum,” the debut offering from new troupe Theatre Obscura L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Writing mediums composed original work dictated by dead authors, among them Shakespeare, Shelley, and Poe.

From Literature

“But Poe has not cheated; his explanation, if not probable, is possible. The game has been played fairly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The next day, she wrote: “Awake now. Talking to Poe in 20 mins.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Edgar Allan Poe made me want to be a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal