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Upon a midnight dreary A mysterious birthday tradition worthy of Edgar Allan Poe

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20070128
Author:radio producer living in Baltimore; Sarah Richards is a writer; Sarah Richards

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EVERY YEAR, in the early hours of Jan. 19, a crowd gathers along the tall iron gate surrounding Westminster Cemetery in downtown Baltimore to witness a mysterious tradition. Sometime after midnight but before dawn a figure clothed in black slips into the cemetery. Making his way to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe, he lays down a bottle of Martell cognac and three red roses. After silently toasting the author with a sip from the bottle, he disappears again into the night.

To date, no one has discovered the identity of the man known affectionately as the Poe Toaster, though hes been appearing ...

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