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The Great Poe Debate

You lookin' at me, Baltimore?The Philadelphia Free Library has also announced that it is hosting the first Great Poe Debate on January 13, 2009.  I'll be squaring off against Jeff Jerome, the curator of the Baltimore Poe House, in a no-holds-barred cage match.  Two men enter.  One man leaves.  Well, maybe not so much like that (but I am hoping for a weigh-in press conference).  And I'm still waiting for someone from one of the other Poe cities (Hello, Richmond, New York and Boston, You don't deserve Poe as much as Philly either.  Nya Nya.) to get into this fight.  So, this debate could be a three- or four-way affair.

At the Great Poe Debate, we'll each get to make our case as to which city is most important for the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe.  The moderator will be radio and TV personality, comedian, and Poe performer, Grover Silcox.  When the dust settles, the winner of the debate (oh yes, a winner will be declared) will receive the Poe Legacy Trophy.  Then the debate will head to any other city that'll host it.  When I was on the Marc Steiner radio program last week, the host volunteered the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore for our second debate (don't have a date yet). 

So get your Poe Rally Towels ready, Philly.  The fight is on. 

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Reader Comments (5)

Don't tempt me, Ed. I'll remind you that I am a Bostonian by birth and a native son returned.
October 4, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterRob V.
Oh great! Someone else wants to weasel Poe out of Baltimore! Hmmmm....hey Ed, I say give Rob a chance to present his case on why Boston deserves Poe....it should take about 10 seconds.
October 6, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJeff
Ten seconds is a bit generous, don't you think?
October 6, 2008 | Registered CommenterEd Pettit
Yes, after more thought I will grant you this correction. How about 5 seconds?

Wait, Rob is a nice guy. Okay, he was born in Boston, everyone has their cross to bear, but let's give him 7 seconds to present his case.
October 7, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJeff
Ah, such generosity. I'll take my 7 seconds with typical Bostonian pride. And I'll even try not to use a single "r" - whehe do I pahk my cah if I come?
October 9, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterRob V.

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