It seems appropriate it was an evening dreary, while we pondered some eyes bleary over the passing of a man who was a master of poetic lore ...
An attendee at the remembrance held for poet Edgar Allen Poe at his Baltimore gravesite. (WTOP/Michelle Murillo)
WTOP/Michelle Murillo
A remembrance of Edgar Allen Poe, who died 165 years ago, was held by his gravesite at the Westminster Hall and Burial Ground in Baltimore.(WTOP/Michelle Murillo)
WTOP/Michelle Murillo
Men dressed in 1800s clothing read portions of Poe's famous poems. (WTOP/Michelle Murillo)
WTOP/Michelle Murillo
The crowd for an annual tradition to remember a literary master. (WTOP/Michelle Murillo)
WTOP/Michelle Murillo
Poe letters to those he loved, the printed announcement of his death, and the letters of those who fondly remembered him were read at the event. (WTOP/Michelle Murillo)
WASHINGTON — It seems appropriate it was an evening dreary, while we pondered some eyes bleary over the passing of a man who was a master of poetic lore …
A remembrance was held Saturday for Edgar Allen Poe, who died 165 years ago this month, by his gravesite at the former Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, now called the Westminster Hall and Burial Ground.
Men dressed in 1800s clothing read portions of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “Annabel Lee,” “Alone” and “Eldorado.”
They also read letters that Poe had written to those he loved, the printed announcement of his death, and the letters of those who fondly remembered him.
It’s an annual tradition, and their way of remembering the literary master, evermore.
