 Edgar Allan Poe , whose poetry had been included in Griswold 's anthology , published a critical response that questioned which poets were included . This began a rivalry which grew when Griswold succeeded Poe as editor of Graham 's Magazine at a higher salary than Poe 's . Later , the two competed for the attention of poet Frances Sargent Osgood . They never reconciled their differences and , after Poe 's mysterious death in 1849 , Griswold wrote an unsympathetic obituary . Claiming to be Poe 's chosen literary executor , he began a campaign to harm Poe 's reputation that lasted until his own death eight years later . 
