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The Life and Literary Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe

website banner advertising the life and literary legacy of edgar allan poe event described in this webpage. It features a photo of poe, a drawing of poe with a female on his right shoulder and a bird (perhaps raven) on his left, silhouette of raven and cat stretching upward, the enoch pratt free library/maryland state libary resource center and ruth enlow library logos.

Join us in the Main Library's Community Room on Monday, April 20th at 6 PM to experience the mysterious life and literary legacy of Edgar Allan Poe through the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s collections. Learn about Poe’s personal life and family, his writings, and his mysterious death in Baltimore in 1849. View unique artifacts from Poe’s life including manuscripts, letters, and personal items from the Library’s collections.

This event is part of our National Library Week celebrations and made possible by the Maryland State Library Resource Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library.