ولی پو بر خلاف موفقیت ادبی‌اش، در حرفه‌اش موفقیت مالی نداشت، و بیشترِ زندگی شخصی‌اش نیز به تاریکی نوشته‌هایش بود. 
But despite his literary success, Poe lived in poverty throughout his career, and his personal life was often as dark as his writing. 