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The Fall Of The House Of Poe

January 21, 2010

Celebrated American writer, Edgar Allan Poe, has been honored in a most unusual way for 60 years.  Every January 19th (Poe’s birthday) a person, known only as Poe Toaster, would arrive in the early morning hours dressed in black with his/her face covered and leave 3 roses and half a bottle of cognac on his grave.  In 1993, a note was left stating that “the torch will be passed.”  It is believed that children of the original Toaster have filled the role.  That is a belief supported by the fact that each year the Toaster would make a signature gesture before leaving.  However, this year, the Toaster never arrived, leading some to wonder if s/he has met their own demise.  One of Poe’s most famous poems is The Raven.


One Edgar Allan Poe fan was quite hardcore
Leaving roses and cognac as a grave’s décor
The stranger didn’t appear
At the gravesite this year
We fear this spooky tradition is . . . nevermore