Ashley Morgan Kincaid

Evermore | June 20, 2023. Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave Site. Baltimore, Maryland.

I captured this photograph while visiting Baltimore to pay my respects at Edgar Allan Poe’s final resting place. As I entered the burial plot, I noticed a single red rose resting against the granite. An unknown visitor had left behind a tribute to the renowned master of the macabre.

Rather than photographing the monument itself, I found myself drawn to this simple gesture. The vibrant red of the rose against the cool gray granite immediately caught my eye. It served as a reminder that long after an artist is gone, their work can continue to inspire acts of remembrance from complete strangers.