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He was born on 19/01/1809 in Boston
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When he was two, his father abandoned him
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started writing poetry at the age of 14
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At the age of 17, he was already at university, but his father stopped sending him money.
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Without money and without work he decided to enlist in the army in 1827
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He published a book called "TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS"
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I publish another book that he had written When he was 15 years old, it was called "AL AARAAF
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Step-mother died
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In 1830 he went to a prestigious Military Academy of the Point Est
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Stepfather dies
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In 1834 he was expelled from the academy and without money went to ask his father without receiving anything
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In 1835 I found work as a critic
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in 1836 he married his cousin Virginia who was 13 years old
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in 1845 he writes in his first book of horror
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In 1847 his wife died of tuberculosis
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died on October 7, 1849, possibly due to cerebral congestion or alcoholism
