I’m the new intern for Beaufort Books! It’s really nice to meet you. I am currently a creative writing student in Boston, the birthplace of a certain author who wrote timeless works like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart. This is why I’ve gone with the pen name Edgar Allan Beau.
I want to show you my favorite places around Boston, so that if you ever visit this historic city, you know exactly where to go.
Boston Public Garden
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Photo taken by author
Photo taken by author
The Boston Public Garden, established in 1837, was the first public botanical garden in America. In the summer, swan boats carry passengers around the large lagoon in the center of the garden. Ducks and geese live in the lagoon, and I’ve even spotted a turtle swimming in the water while I rode a swan boat. I often come to the Public Garden to sit and chat with friends. I love the garden especially in the autumn because all of the trees turn colors, and the orange and brown leaves set beautifully against the blue lagoon.
Charles River Esplanade
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Photo taken by author
The Charles River Esplanade is this long stretch of public green space that parallels the Charles River. I often go to the dock with my friends to look out at Cambridge on the other side of the river. My favorite thing to do at the Esplanade is ride a rental bike all the way down the running trail at sunset, gazing at the pinks and yellows reflected in the water, swerving to avoid geese when they cross the road.
Arnold Arboretum
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Photo taken by author
Photo taken by author
The Arnold Arboretum is called “the museum of trees.” It’s a nearly 300-acre preserve of trees, flowers, and other plants. The trees are incredibly huggable. My fondest memory of the Arnold Arboretum is sitting amongst these tiny blue flowers with my best friend, feeling like small bugs gazing at the big trees above us.
Edgar Allan Poe Statue
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Photo Credit: J. Nathan Matias on flickr
Though the statue is not really a place I can hang around at, I just had to circle back to this landmark. It is exciting to visit this dynamic piece of art. It depicts Poe alongside some of his creations.
It’s cool to think of Poe as a writer, and to think of Poe as a symbol of the city where I’m currently learning to become a writer. If this blogpost makes me famous, I hope that I could get a cool statue to memorialize me one day.
