The poet Brody Parrish Craig performs at an in-person event. They are on a stage with a microphone, and they hold pieces of paper in their hands. They have short brown hair and are wearing an orange jacket.

Building Community through Poetry

Open Mouth Literary Center connects Northwest Arkansas to contemporary poets from across the country.

Upcoming Events

  • Side by side photos of the featured readers are outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photos are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Left photo: The poet Molly McCully Brown, visible from the shoulders up. Her long hair is down, and she looks directly at the camera, wearing a patterned dress. Photo courtesy of Civitella Ranieri. Right photo: The poet Susannah Nevison is visible from the shoulders up. She smiles slightly while making direct eye contact with the camera; she wears a blue racer-back dress, and her hair is short and wavy.
    Open Mouth Presents: A Reading with Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison
    Join us on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 7:00pm Central for a reading by featured poets Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by members of our poetry community. SUPPORT OUR WORK: Suggested donation of $5 or more.  Every donation to Open Mouth Literary Center supports […]
  • A photo of the featured reader is outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: A Workshop with Molly McCully Brown." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. The poet Molly McCully Brown, visible from the shoulders up. Her long hair is down, and she looks directly at the camera, wearing a patterned dress. Photo courtesy of Civitella Ranieri.
    Open Mouth Presents: A Workshop with Molly McCully Brown
    Join us on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Molly McCully Brown. THE USES OF THE BODY In many ways, every story is about the body. No one lives apart from theirs, and so no writer, speaker or character exists fully removed from the simultaneously fragile and […]