You can choose between Don DeLillo, Chuck Palahniuk, or Charlotte Perkins Gilman. From these Post-Poe authors you will gain a better understanding of whether or not Poe layed the foundations for their lives and writings.
Understand Poe More http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Poe-Edga
Chuck Palahniuk http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/139/21.0.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk
Charlotte Perkins Gilman http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gilman.htm
Don DeLillo http://perival.com/delillo/ddbio.html
Please feel free to use other websites as long as you check their credibility. Also our library has biographies, journals, and works on hand so be sure to stop there as well. We had not covered Palahniuk in class so if you choose him as your author please make sure you read "Fight Club" or "Invisible Monsters" to learn more about his writing techniques and style.