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Poe Returning to Boston

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Poe Returning to Boston is a statue of Edgar Allan Poe in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the American sculptor Stefanie Rocknak. The statue is located at the corner of Boylston and Charles streets at Edgar Allan Poe Square.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. The public unveiling on October 5, 2014, was attended by former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky.

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Poe Returning to Boston
Charles Street South, Boston

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Charles Street South
02108 Boston
Massachusetts, United States
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