Comment 9 of 9, added on November 11th, 2008 at 11:21 AM.

i disagree with melissa from usa.i dont think that edgar alan poe was adrug
user at allbut her point of view is considerable.

the angle from Egypt

Comment 7 of 9, added on February 27th, 2007 at 11:02 PM.

I think that the poem is about the fact that this woman, Annie (which he
knew in real life, and who also happened to be married to another man), is
practically untouchable since she is married. He speaks of being unable to
move, and when she comes to his room and "gently caressed" him, he was
lying unable to move a muscle.

Before she came into the room, he was happy that he was close to death
because he can not bear the pain of living. He said that death is the only
cure for life (and love), and that now this "fever" is about to pass.
However, when Annie steps into the room, his attitude totally changes. He
is now content with his life and does not regret his past loves, although
they hurt him so.

One noticable feature in this poem in particular is that it is very
suggestive that Poe was a drug user. He first compares love to a drug, an
addiction:
"The sickness- the nausea-
The pitiless pain-
Have ceased, with the fever
That maddened my brain-
With the fever called 'Living'
That burned in my brain."

All of those symptoms of "living" are similar to the symptoms a drug user
would experience. Not to mention, he says:
"And so it lies happily,
Bathing in many
A dream of the truth
And the beauty of Annie-"

Its reported that LSD users say that there is unimaginable truth found in
the "mists of the mind" while high.
When a drugged brain perceives itself in the center of the universe it can
find wonderful truth in believing the universe revolves around it.

Melissa from United States

Comment 5 of 9, added on July 1st, 2005 at 7:03 AM.

Before actually reading all of Poe's works I thought of him only as a
mystery writer. His poems area as beautiful as Dickinsons, Browning and
others. "For Annie" is a true reflection of love lost.

Lee from United States

Comment 3 of 9, added on February 19th, 2005 at 7:27 PM.

while this could yes be described as touching i think the true beauty can
only be seen by someone who has loved and lost. eap is the greatest poet of
all time.

cory from United States

Comment 1 of 9, added on October 26th, 2004 at 1:27 PM.

How he describes the beauty of how he once loved a special person but yet
the life behind that love. He is a very talented man for his short stories
and the poetry that is strong and deep within the soul.

Rita from United States