Welcome to my website.  I am a psychiatrist and poet, and have practiced in the Berkshires since 1983 when I moved here with my family.  Please explore my website to learn more about my psychiatric practice and poetry.

Psychiatry in the Berkshires

If you looking for a psychiatrist and would like to know more about my practice, please click here.

Secret Wounds, by Richard M. Berlin

Poetry and Medicine

If you would like to know more about my poetry, and my work to bring doctors closer to patients through creative writing, please click here.

My latest book, Secret Wounds, won the 2010 John Ciardi Poetry Prize from BkMk Press and was published in October, 2011.   The next month, USA Book News  2011 Awards chose Secret Wounds as the best poetry book of the year!  And today (4/8/12) I was notified that the book is a Finalist for the ForeWord Book Review Prize which will be chosen in July.

Click  here for a portrait of Glenn Losack, cover image photographer for Secret Wounds just after he returned from a recent trip to India.  Glenn is also a psychiatrist, musician, world traveler and friend.  Many thanks to Glenn for his extraordinary image.  His portrait includes links to his photo gallery and music.  I would definitely recommend a visit.