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The Raven caper and the writing curse. (theft of bust of Edgar Allan Poe)
From: The Antioch Review
Date: 19940101
Author:Matthews, Jack
A student's theft of the bust of Edgar Allan Poe from the Poe Museum in Richmond, VA, was an inspired act of creativity suitable for a writer. He took the bust into the Raven Inn for a beer, and the bust was later returned to the museum, sparking media incredulity. The impracticality of the act, together with its symbolism, suits the life condition of creative writers. Authors live a tenuous existence, motivated by mystical passions.
Several summers ago, while I was teaching fiction at the Virginia Commonwealth University Writers' Conference in Richmond, my wife and I visited the Poe ...
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