Monthly Poetry Readings

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Amesbury’s Monthly Poetry Reading Series is hosted by Bryan Riley, Amesbury’s current Poet Laureate. Depending on the season, readings are held in either the Costello Center, 68 Elm St, Amesbury, or in the garden at the Whittier Home, 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, as well as broadcast virtually on Zoom.

Readings are broadcast via Zoom all year round.

Live poetry, every month

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About the Poet Laureate Program

Next Reading: Lee Eric Freedman!

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

When: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: The John Greenleaf Whittier Home, 86 Friend Street Amesbury, MA 01913

Lee Eric Freedman is the 3rd Poet Laureate of Swampscott, Massachusetts (2016-2018). Entitled Renegade Poet Laureate of Swampscott (2011- Forever), Lee leads the Tin Box Poets of Swampscott Workshop Group, co-hosts the podcast series In Other Words with SpoFest founder James Bryant and regularly performs at poetry events everywhere. With numerous publications to his name including the Vagabond Lunar Collection as part of the large Minerva Lunar Codex currently sitting on the Moon, Lee’s poetry has been translated into American Sign Language and he’s a three-time winner of the Naomi Cherkofsky Memorial Poetry Contest.