Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston. He was born just blocks from the Common, where Poe Square sits (aptly on the same block as Emerson College and Grub Street, both home to strong writing programs), inaugurated in 2012. He published his first book, entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems, at a publishing house on Washington Street. “The Tell-Tale Heart” was published here, as were some of his last poems. Yet Poe is most known for being associated with Baltimore and Philadelphia. Why?
Because Poe hated Boston.
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