Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems
The top 3 according to 175 votes from people: The Raven · The Bells · A Dream Within a Dream. (Updated Aug 26, 2022.)
Poe's best-known poems, from "The Raven" to "Annabel Lee", the ones taught, recited and parodied the most.
Top 15
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The Raven
1845. A grieving man and a bird that repeats one word.
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The Bells
1849. Four kinds of bells, from joy to dread.
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3
A Dream Within a Dream
1849. Is all that we see a dream?
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Annabel Lee
1849. His last complete poem, about a lost love by the sea.
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5
Alone
1829. A young poet who never felt like the others.
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Eldorado
1849. A knight's lifelong search.
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Lenore
1843. A lament for a dead young woman.
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8
To Helen
1831. Classical beauty in a few lines.
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9
Ulalume
1847. A haunting walk to a tomb.
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10
The Conqueror Worm
1843. Life as a tragic play; later inserted in "Ligeia".
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11
Israfel
1831. An angel who sings better than any poet.
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12
The Haunted Palace
1839. A poem that appears inside "The Fall of the House of Usher".
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13
Tamerlane
1827. The long poem of his first book.
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14
The City in the Sea
1845. Death on a throne in a sunken city.
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15
Sonnet—To Science
1829. Science as a vulture that kills poetry.
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Comments (1)
Annabel Lee second is perfect. I can still recite half of it from school