> What happened to Boston? Massachusetts? Lest we forget! Everywhere
else, except where he was born and died, Poe was just passing through.
>
And Poe's gypsy-like life, moving from place to place is why I think his Legacy is up for grabs. Which place had the greatest impact on his writing career, on his imagination, on his creative juices. I think Philly has the best claim.
Here's the piece that started all this brouhaha from the Philly City Paper. Duane Swierczynski was the editor at the time:
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/10/04/were-taking-poe-back
Ed
The Ed & Edgar blog, my adventures in the cult of Poe
at The Bibliothecary
http://bibliothecary.squarespace.com/
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