The Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston—chaired by Boston College Professor of English Paul Lewis–will dedicate and unveil sculptor Stefanie Rocknak’s statue, “Poe Returning to Boston,” on Sunday, October 5 at 2 p.m. in Edgar Allan Poe Square, at the intersection of Boylston Street and Charles Street South. The story of Poe’s engagement with Boston writers and editors, whom he called ‘Frogpondians,’ is a fascinating and important part of America’s literary history, according to Lewis, who spearheaded a campaign to have the city reclaim its native son. Prior to the statue dedication, at 12:30 p.m., the foundation will present a celebratory program—which will feature readings, brief speeches, and original musical settings of Poe poems—in the Georgian Room of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel (50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street; doors open at noon). The dedication ceremony will feature comments by former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, and a representative of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh.  Both the dedication and the program are open to the public free of charge; but due to space constraints, organizers note that there is a limit to the number of people who can be accommodated.  A designated area outside, near the statue, will be open to the public during the brief dedication. More from The Boston Globe | BC News | WBUR “Radio Boston”