19 January 1809: birth of Edgar Allan #Poe in Boston.
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/january-19?loclr=eatod#edgar-allan-poe
Yes, #Boston, #Massachusetts: although he is in the common mind of course more associated with Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
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It was in Boston that Poe (born there OTD 1809) anonymously published what has become the rarest of his works: the 1827 Tamerlane and Other Poems. By a Bostonian
https://www.eapoe.org/works/editions/taop.htm
indeed, it is called "the Rarest Book in American Literature"
https://lithub.com/in-search-of-the-rarest-book-in-american-literature-edgar-allan-poes-tamerlane/
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Tho born in #Boston OTD 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was not fond of the place. Nonetheless, it honored him with a sculpture by Stefanie Rocknack in 2014
Poe Statue Unveiled in Boston
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2014/10/06/edgar-allan-poe-comes-back-boston/
Edgar Allan Poe’s Feud With Boston? Nevermore
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/us/edgar-allan-poes-feud-with-boston-nevermore.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU4.kYN7.D35tAhoiqhOd&smid=url-share
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Nothing against Poe + Baltimore! Two weekends ago, I was pleased to sit in a Maryland bar & watch Baltimore beat Pittsburgh to earn a place in the #football playoffs
Who could dislike a team called The Ravens with mascots named Edgar, Allan, & Poe?
https://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/library/news/ravens.asp#:~:text=Now%20Baltimore%20fans%20join%20the,%2C%20they%20hope%2C%20forever%20more.
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