Ogden Nash dismissed it with a brusque “No thonx!” (which he later retracted), but the Bronx has a rich literary tradition that dates at least as far back as the early 19th century and its most macabre bard, Edgar Allan Poe. While Brooklyn and Manhattan might be better known from book titles, the Bronx has been home to famous authors and host to venues that provided them with their muse. (Related article)