Many of Edgar Allan Poe's stories feature people who return from the dead. Perhaps it is appropriate, then, that the author himself is coming to life this October to give a reading tour at historic cemeteries and burial grounds throughout the northeast.His first appearance will be at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Consecrated in 1831, Mount Auburn is acknowledged as the founding site of the landscape cemetery movement. Poe's appearance here will feature his personal thoughts on the works of various writers buried at Mount Auburn, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Two other notable burials were also the publishers of Poe's two most famous works.
Meet in Bigelow Chapel. Admission: $15 ($10 for members of the Friends of Mount Auburn)
Poe, portrayed by literary historian Rob Velella, will appear at four cemeteries in three states to read from his works, including both prose and poetry, well-known works and obscure ones. Each reading will be unique.
Mount Auburn Cemetery | 580 Mt Auburn St | $10.00 - $15.00
