Join noted raconteur Phil Storey for this "fun filled" Phil Facts about Gloucester's deep literary past!

Phil Storey is a local local historian, noted raconteur, and master storyteller. He developed this engaging literary walking tour during Gloucester’s 400+ celebration and is excited to continue hosting it in partnership with the Gloucester Writers Center.

Gloucester has long been home to remarkable writers and literary voices. From early pioneers like Judith Sargent Murray and her groundbreaking feminist writings, to Nobel Prize-winning poet T.S. Eliot, who spent many summers of his boyhood in Gloucester, the city’s connection to literature runs deep. Gloucester’s landscape, harbor, and sea life have inspired generations of writers and poets.

The tour also explores the rich poetic dialogue between Charles Olson and Vincent Ferrini in the twentieth century, as well as the many visiting authors who came to Gloucester seeking inspiration. These include Rudyard Kipling, author of Captains Courageous; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whose poem The Wreck of the Hesperus was inspired by the region; and horror master H.P. Lovecraft, whose The Shadow Over Innsmouth echoes the atmosphere of Cape Ann’s fishing towns.

Join us for a funny, entertaining, and informative walk through Gloucester’s literary past.

Meet at 80 Main Street
All Literary Walk dates begin at 10:00 AM

May 30
June 13
June 27
July 11
July 25
Aug 8
August 22
September 5
September 19 - Rails to Trails Event

Street Stories with Phil Storey 2026

Join noted raconteur Phil Storey for this "fun filled" Phil Facts about Gloucester's deep literary past!