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Which English Romantic poets influenced Edgar Allan Poe’s early poetry?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe’s early poetry was notably influenced by several prominent English Romantic poets. Specifically, his early collections—such as the volume of Poems published in New York City—demonstrated the stylistic and thematic impact of John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Additionally, his early work, such as the 1827 pamphlet Tamerlane, and Other Poems, reflected a Byronic influence.1