Photo by Bob Humphrey
Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko tossed a bouquet of red roses into the West Range room of Edgar Allan Poe with a note that read "From Russia with Love". During his stay in Charlottesville he also sent a bouquet of roses which he termed "My modest flowers" to Mrs. William Faulkner, who is currently living in the area. Mr. Yevtushenko commented that William Faulkner is his wife's favorite American writer and that his father, at one time, had read him Mr. Poe's work.