The tradition of the Poe Toaster is now officially dead. For about 70 years an unknown costumed person left three roses and a half drank bottle on Cognac on Edgar Allen Poe's grave in Baltimore (above), at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, on Poe's birthday, January 19. For three consecutive years now, the Poe Toaster was a no-show. Perhaps I mentioned before that when I worked at the Baltimore Cancer Research Center, just a block or two from Poe's grave, Melanie and I would sometime purchase lunch at "World Famous" Lexington Market and literally eat lunch on Poe's grave. I am also reminded of snowy winter evenings playing chess and listening to classical music at the 19th century apartment of my friend W.M. near the Poe House on Amity Street. Good times, good times. "Nevermore!"
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