Sarah Helen Whitman is among the North Burial Ground’s favorite “residents.” Her courtship with Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most talked about aspects of her life.
Poe and Whitman shared a birthday, so we are throwing them a birthday poetry salon! We like to think it is how they would have celebrated their joint-birthday while they were together. Join the North Burial Ground and independent Poe scholar, creator of edgarallanpoeri.com, A Walking Tour of Poe’s Providence, and North Burial Ground Docent, Levi L. Leland for an evening of poetry and history!
We will have a short presentation, a Q&A with Levi, and then we will share some poetry together. Bring your favorite poem or an excerpt to share with us! The evening starts at 6pm.
This is a virtual event and will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. Just follow the link here on the scheduled date and time: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDA4NWUwODItMDE2Zi00ZWFiLWFlZWQtYmM1YTUxOTM2OThj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22561baac9-45d8-4ace-90d5-f642ceb985af%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2259af55d4-6428-4597-91cf-e22176f00a6e%22%7d
Edgar Allan Poe: Rhode Island 