Join Amesbury Poet Laureate Bryan Riley in welcoming this month's featured poets to the Amesbury Monthly Poetry Reading! Enjoy the incredible work of Bob Whelan in person.

When: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: The John Greenleaf Whittier Home, 86 Friend Street Amesbury, MA 01913

Robert Whelan is a psychotherapist, adjunct professor of Philosophy and Psychology and the Poet Laureate Rockport, Massachusetts. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Solstice Program at Lasell University. His poems have been published in several anthologies and journals including Tide Lines, Ibbetson Street, Drifting Sands, OpenDoor Magazine, Red Barn, The Long Islander, Front Porch Review, Aristotle and The World, Northeast Coast, Lunar Codex,  (launched  to the Moon by NASA in 2025), World Poets Magazine, Summer, Still: Solstice Anthology, as well as translated into multiple languages. Bob frequently is featured at open mics in the Boston area, New England and Internationally. He is the founder and organizer of the annual Rockport International Poetry Festival. In 2022 he was awarded a Silver Medal at the Naoussa International Poetry Festival.