Poe Returning to Boston

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]

Poe Returning to Boston
Artist	Stefanie Rocknak
Year	2014 (2014)
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Edgar Allan Poe
Location	Edgar Allan Poe Square, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′8.4″N 71°4′2.3″W

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]