Building Community through Poetry

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

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  • Left Side: The poet is visible from the waist up. She smiles widely while making direct contact with the camera. She wears an orange tank top with a while tree printed on the front. She has a brown and copper medallion necklace around her neck. Her hair is loose, reaching her shoulders. Photo by Alejandro Meter @meterphoto. Right side: The words "Open Mouth Presents A Workshop With Leonora Simonovis January 9 2022" in bold black superimposed over a light blue background.
    Open Mouth Presents: At the Tip of the Top with Leonora Simonovis
    Join us on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Leonora Simonovis. At the Tip of a Top: Working with Poetic Turns In this workshop we will explore how a variety of poets intentionally use specific parts of speech, syntax, line breaks and punctuation to craft surprising turns […]
  • Side by side photos of the featured readers are outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photos are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Leonora Simonovis and Suzanne Underwood Rhodes" 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 Leonora Simonovis is visible from the waist up. She smiles widely while making direct contact with the camera. She wears an orange tank top with a while tree printed on the front. She has a brown and copper medallion necklace around her neck. Her hair is loose, reaching her shoulders. Photo by Alejandro Meter @meterphoto. Right photo: Poet Suzanne Underwood Rhodes is visible from the shoulders up. Her chin rests on one hand. She smiles slightly. Photo in black and white. Photo by Wayne Rhodes.
    Open Mouth Presents: A Reading with Leonora Simonovis & Suzanne Underwood Rhodes
    Join us on Sunday, January 09, 2022 at 7:00pm Central for readings by featured poets Leonora Simonovis and Suzanne Underwood Rhodes. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory community readings. ACCESS NOTES: The reading will take place virtually via Zoom with Zoom auto captions, and an ASL interpreter will be present. Access copies […]