Having left for New York in February…
March 1831 CE
The book was financed with help from his fellow cadets at West Point, many of whom donated seventy-five cents to the cause, raising a total of one hundred and seventy dollars.
They may have been expecting verses similar to the satirical ones that Poe had been writing about commanding officers.
It is printed by Elam Bliss of New York, labeled as "Second Edition," and includes a page saying, "To the U.S. Corps of Cadets this volume is respectfully dedicated".
The book once again reprints the long poems "Tamerlane" and "Al Aaraaf" but also six previously unpublished poems, including early versions of "To Helen", "Israfel", and "The City in the Sea".
He returns to Baltimore to his aunt, brother, and cousin in March 1831.
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