Poe on Poetry

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
― Edgar Allan Poe

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
― Edgar Allan Poe

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.
― Edgar Allan Poe

That which you mistake for madness is but an overacuteness of the senses.
― Edgar Allan Poe

To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
― Edgar Allan Poe

Even in the grave, all is not lost.
― Edgar Allan Poe