It’s been a long journey, but a statue honoring seminal horror writer Edgar Allan Poe’s roots in Boston is about to be unveiled near Boston Common.
The big reveal, which will be attended by poet Robert Pinksy, is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. It comes just two days before the 165th anniversary of Poe’s death. The creepy, Victorian writer was born in Boston in 1809.
Created by Stefanie Rocknak, a life-sized statue of a determined-looking Poe striding across Boston Common went into the ground more than a week ago. But nobody can see it because it’s been encased in a wooden, “coffin-like” box.