Poe Returning to Boston
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ArtistStefanie Rocknak
Year2014 (2014)
MediumBronze
SubjectEdgar Allan Poe
LocationEdgar Allan Poe Square, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′8.4″N 71°4′2.3″W / 42.352333°N 71.067306°W / 42.352333; -71.067306

Poe Returning to Boston is a statue of American author Edgar Allan Poe in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the American sculptor Stefanie Rocknak.[1] The statue is located at the corner of Boylston and Charles streets at Edgar Allan Poe Square.[2]

The statue depicts Poe walking, facing away from the Boston Common. His figure is accompanied by an oversized flying raven; his suitcase lid has fallen open, leaving a "paper trail" of literary works embedded in the sidewalk behind him.[3][4][5][2] The public unveiling on October 5, 2014, was attended by former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.[6]

References

  1. ^ Selyee, Katahrine Q. (October 4, 2014). "Edgar Allan Poe's Feud With Boston? Nevermore". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Paul (December 26, 2019). "Hiding on Boston Common since the 19th century: The tell-tale face of Edgar Allan Poe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Fox, Jeremy C. (February 1, 2013). "Vision for an Edgar Allan Poe memorial in Boston comes closer to reality". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Kaiser, Johanna (April 23, 2012). "Boston chooses life-size Edgar Allan Poe statue to commemorate writer's ties to city". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "About the project". Edgar Allan Poe Square Public Art Project. Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston Inc. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Lee, M.G. (October 5, 2014). "Edgar Allan Poe immortalized in the city he loathed". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.


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