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The Poe Toaster tradition and mystery
TLDR The Poe Toaster is a mysterious figure who visits Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year on his birthday, toasts him with cognac, and leaves three red roses. The tradition of the Poe toaster, which officially ended in 2009, was later revived with auditions for new Poe toasters.
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The Poe Toaster is a mysterious figure who pays tribute to Edgar Allan Poe by visiting his grave every year.
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The Poe Toaster is a mysterious figure who visits Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year on his birthday, toasts him with cognac, and leaves three red roses.
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The Poe Toaster's identity is unknown, but he toasts Edgar Allan Poe with cognac because Poe supposedly loved it, and leaves three roses on the grave, one for each person buried beneath the monument.
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The identity of the Poe toaster remains unknown, although a 92-year-old man named Sam Porpora claimed to be the toaster in 2007, but his story has holes and is not believed by many, including Jeff Jerome, the curator of the Poe Museum.
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The Poe toaster's motivation for coming forward and claiming to be the toaster remains unclear, but it is believed that the torch was passed to his sons after his death.
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The tradition of the Poe toaster, who would visit Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year on his birthday, officially ended in 2009, but was later revived with auditions for new Poe toasters.
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The tradition of the Poe toaster includes day drinking cognac or apple cider and holding auditions for a new Poe toaster who plays the violin.
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