Edgar Allen Poe?

Edgar Allen Poe pure genius or crazy, today's headlines! I mean Edgar was know as begin crazy for writing things like "the masque of the red death" ,when he was only trying to show how he felt about that disease. which I thought was pure genius because who would write such a creative story like that about loosing your loved ones from a disease like tuberculous. I also thought he was crazy for writing a love story about his own 12 cousin , who he was in love with when he was like in his 20's. I would freak out if my older cousin loved me that much. That's what I thought about when I hear the name Edgar Allen Poe.