It was created by the American sculptor Stefanie Rocknak.

[1] The statue is located at the corner of Boylston and Charles streets at Edgar Allan Poe Square.

[2] The statue depicts Poe walking, facing away from the Boston Common.

His figure is accompanied by an oversized flying raven; his suitcase lid has fallen open, leaving a "paper trail" of literary works embedded in the sidewalk behind him.

[3][4][5][2] The public unveiling on October 5, 2014, was attended by former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.